She was the daughter of the vicar Colbjørn Torstenssøn Arneberg (d. 1720) in Romerike and married the vicar Jonas Ramus (1649–1718) in 1682; her spouse became a vicar in Norderhov in Ringerike in 1690. Her half-brothers, Hans Colbjørnsen (1675–1754) and Peder Colbjørnsen (1683–1738), were successful timber merchants in Fredrikshald. Both were active in leading the civilian resistance to the Swedish attacks of Fredrikshald during 1716 and 1718.