Evert was born in June 1737. Evert's father was Jüri and his mother was Ello. His paternal grandparents were Niklus and Ann. He had five brothers and three sisters, named Peep, Peeter, Juhan, Jaan, Hans, Tiiu, Margaret and Mari. He had three half-brothers and a half-sister, named Hindrik, Jaak, Jakob and Ann. He died at the age of 34 in 1771.