mˈuːvɪŋ tə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ɪnðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɐn ˈaɪɚn fˈɜːnɪs, hiː ænd hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ sˈɛldən tˈiː. skɹˈæntən ɑːɹ kənsˈɪdɚd ðə fˈaʊndɚz ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ʌv skɹˈæntən, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ fˈæmɪli.
Moving to Pennsylvania in the late 1830s to establish an iron furnace, he and his brother Selden T. Scranton are considered the founders of the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, named for their family.