Juhan was born in 1735. Juhan's father was Peep and his mother was Ellu. His paternal grandparents were Peeter and Pabbo. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Laur, Evert, Epp, Ell and Mari. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Toots and Maret. He died at the age of 64 in 1799.