Margaret was born in December 1754. Margaret's father was Jüri and her mother was Ello. Her paternal grandparents were Niklus and Ann. She had six brothers and two sisters, named Evert, Peep, Peeter, Juhan, Jaan, Hans, Tiiu and Mari. She had three half-brothers and a half-sister, named Hindrik, Jaak, Jakob and Ann.