hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd ʌntˈɪl ˈeɪdʒ θˈɜːtiːn ɪn hɪz hˈoʊmtaʊn, ðˈɛn ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wɪð hɪz fˈæmɪli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
He was educated until age 13 in his hometown, then emigrated to the United States with his family in 1854.