Felix was born on August 8th, 1724. Felix's father was Matthäus Zorn and his mother was Anna Fohr. His paternal grandparents were Jacob Zorn and Magdalena Pfender. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Jacob, Felix, Johannes, Magdalena and Christina. He was the youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 10 on August 2nd, 1735.