hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ɪn sˈaʊθ hˈædli, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, wˈʌn ʌv tˈɛn tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv sˈɪlvɛstɚ tˈeɪlɚ, ɐ bˈʊtʃɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ænd sˈɛɹə ˈiːtən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
He was born March 2, 1822, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, one of ten children of Sylvester Taylor, a butcher (1793–1881) and Sarah Eaton (1793–1870).