bˈɔːɹn ɪn hˈuːsɪk, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi sˈɪks, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ðə sˈʌn ʌv ˌoʊbeɪdˈaɪə bˈɪɹdsli ænd jˈuːnɪs mˈʊɹ bˈɪɹdsli.
Born in Hoosick, New York on February 6, 1790, the son of Obadiah Beardsley and Eunice (Moore) Beardsley.