Peeter was born in 1775. Peeter's father was Hindrik and his mother was Ell. His paternal grandparents were Peeter and Liis; his maternal grandparents were Peep and Ellu. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Märt, Juhan, Epp, Liis and Ell. He died at the age of 44 in 1819.