hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn kˈɑːvɛntɹi, ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, ðə sˈʌn əvə kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃənəl mˈɪnɪstɚ hˌuː wʌz sˈɛnt tʊ ˌʌpɚ kˈænədə æz ɐ mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən.
He was born in Coventry, England in 1827, the son of a Congregational minister who was sent to Upper Canada as a missionary in 1837.