Liis was born in 1743. Liis' father was Toots and her mother was Epp. Her paternal grandparents were Peeter and Pabbo. She had five brothers and two sisters, named Mikk, Toomas, Paap, Niklus, Peep, Mai and Katri. She had a half-brother and four half-sisters, named Tõnn, Tiiu, Mai, Kärt and Ann. She died at the age of 76 in 1819.