hɜː fˈɑːðɚ, jˈoʊhɑːn, wʌzɐ lˈuːθɜːɹən mˈɪnɪstɚɹ æt lˈɪnəm, ɐ smˈɔːl tˈaʊn ɪnðə mˈɑːɹɡɹɐvˌeɪt ʌv bɹˈændənbˌɜːɡ, kˈɪŋdəm ʌv pɹˈʌʃə.
Her father, Johann, was a Lutheran minister at Linum, a small town in the Margravate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia.