Jüri was born in 1744. Jüri's father was Märt and her mother was Mai. Her paternal grandparents are Mihkel and Els; her maternal grandparents were Tints and Kärt. She had four brothers and four sisters, named Toomas, Andres, Hindrik, Niklus, Epp, Eva, Mai and Kärt. She died at the age of 79 in 1823.