Mihkel was born in 1750. Mihkel's father was Pärt and his mother was Annika. His paternal grandfather was Mihkel and his paternal grandmother is Margret; his maternal grandfather was Jaak and his maternal grandmother is Mai. He had a brother and four sisters, named Juhan, Kristin, Liis, Ann and Eva. He had a half-brother named Mats. He died at the age of 45 in 1795.