hiː wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌv juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ˈɛmpaɪɚ lˈɔɪəlˌɪst ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi wˈɔːɹ hˌuː flˈɛd nˈɔːɹθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
He was the son of United Empire Loyalist refugees of the American Revolutionary War who fled north in 1783.