Juhan was born in 1747. Juhan's father was Märt and his mother is Madli. His maternal grandparents were Toomas and Els. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Jaak, Mats, Hindrik, Jaan, Ann and Mari. He had three half-brothers and a half-sister, named Hans, Jüri, Peeter and Mari. He died at the age of 80 in 1827.