hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn hˈæmpʃɚ, ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ænd kˈeɪm tʊ ˈæŋkæstɚ tˈaʊnʃɪp ɪn ˌʌpɚ kˈænədə wɪð hɪz fˈæmɪli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks.
He was born in Hampshire, England in 1829 and came to Ancaster Township in Upper Canada with his family in 1836.