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Wheras I cannot supply a precise answer as to the origins of that specific couple, I suggest to check the parish records of Luxembourg city (unless you have done that already): parishes St. Michael and St. Nicholas. The parish records of Flaxweiler might provide further information as Liesches are known to have lived there in the 18th century.
I can however provide more consistent information on their death in 1793. The information is taken from the book by Nic. FLENER-DELCOURT "Aus der Geschichte der Ortschaft Mamer" published in Luxembourg 1960 (pages 222-223).
A military coalition of Austria and Prussia tried to crush the French regime that came out of the French revolution. Thus in August 1792 a Prussian Army marched through Luxembourg under the command of the Duke of Brunswick. The Austro-prussion coalition got defeated 20 Sep 1792 at the battle of Valmy in France and had to retreat. Due to insufficient supply and constant rain, the defeated army came back through Luxembourg in bad condition and reached the fortress of Luxembourg (under Austrian rule) in October. They camped in the meadows outside the fortress, where they got decimated by epidemics namely dysentery. In all the localities touched by the passage of the armies the local population was soon touched by these contagious deseases, also Mamer as it was located on a major military road. The first civilian casualities were recorded in Mamer 1 Dec 1792. The epidemic continued until June 1st 1793, when it stopped all of a sudden, leaving a total of 120 civilians and 42 soldiers dead.
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