kˈɪɾi, æz ʃiː wʌz nˈoʊn baɪ fɹˈɛndz ænd fˈæmɪli, wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn mˈɪʃɪɡən, ˌɔn dʒˈuːn sˈɪkstiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ænd spˈɛnt hɜː ɡˈɜːlhʊd ɪn ˈæn ˈɑːɹbɚ, mˈɪʃɪɡən.
Kittie, as she was known by friends and family, was born in Michigan, on June 16, 1867, and spent her girlhood in Ann Arbor, Michigan.