Albin Pettersson was born on 10 Oct 1887 in Fölene as the first child of Svante Pettersson and Emma Mathilda Blom. He had eleven siblings, namely: Karl Ernst, Johan Arvid, Karl Leander, John Arvid, Karl Leander Nathanael, Anna Emilia, Gustaf Adolf, Hulda* Viktoria Ingeborg, Elon Gunnar, Elsa Sofia, and Ester Sigrid Maria. He died on 30 Oct 1887 in Fölene.