Petter Svensson was born on January 25, 1783 in Björkö, Jonkoping, Sweden. He married Catrina Persdotter, and they had eight children: Gustaf (b. April 3, 1811), Johan (b. 1813), Stina (b. 1816), Gustafva (b. November 6, 1817), Johannes (b. 1823), Karl (b. 1825), Lovisa (b. 1828), and Maja Greta (b. 1832). Peter died in 1853 in Säby, Jonkoping, Sweden.