hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪnðə sˈeɪntɪtˈiən pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl, kˈænədə, nˈuː fɹˈæns, sˈʌn ʌv kˈæptɪn klˈɔːd nˈɪkələs də lˈoːɹɪmiɚ ænd mɚɹˈiː luːwˈiːz lˌɛpeɪlˈʊɹ.
He was born in the Saint-Étienne parish of Montreal, Canada, New France, son of Captain Claude Nicholas de Lorimier and Marie Louise Lepailleur.