Liis was born in 1753. Liis' father was Andres and her mother was Anu. Her paternal grandparents were Toots and Ann. She had a brother and a sister, named Mihkel and Margret. She had five half-brothers and a half-sister, named Jüri, Juhan, Jaak, Tõnn, Mats and Kärt. She died at the age of 69 in 1822.