Maria was born on February 7th, 1765. Maria's father was Johann Georg Zorn and her mother was Maria Müller. Her paternal grandparents were Balthasar Zorn and Maria Wieland. She had two brothers and a sister, named Balthasar, Johann Friedrich and Regina. She was the second youngest of the four children. She died at the age of 66 on June 28th, 1831.