Juhan was born in 1764. Juhan's father is Volmer and his mother was Mai. His paternal grandfather is Märt and his paternal grandmother was Ann; his maternal grandparents are Andres and Ann. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Peeter, Jaan, Märt, Ado, Liis, Eva and Tiiu. He died at the age of 43 in 1807.