Andreas petersen tøndering was born in rebæk, dalby parish on 19 march 1853 as the son of bricklayer and master carpenter peter jensen tøndering and kirsten jensdatter. He was a householder and weaver in rebæk. He was married in dalby church on 8 november 1879 to anna elisabeth jørgensen. He died as a widower in rebæk on 15 november 1926.