When Anders Larsson was born on 4 June 1748, in Grangärde, Kopparberg, Sweden, his father, Lars Larsson, was 45 and his mother, Anna Andersdotter, was 24. He married Catharina Benjaminsdotter on 23 September 1776, in Norrbärke, Kopparberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 3 September 1809, in Munkhyttan, Linde, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lindesberg, Örebro, Sweden.