bˈɔːɹn ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ɪn stˈɑːɡɜːsi, sˈʌməsˌɛtʃɚ, ˈɪŋɡlənd, klˈiːv kˈeɪm tə wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ nˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi, sˈɛɾəlɪŋ fˈɜːst ɪn spˈʌrwɪŋk, mˈeɪn nˌɪɹ tədˈeɪz kˈeɪp ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ, ænd æt fˈælməθ tədˈeɪz pˈoːɹtlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː.
Born about 1586 in Stogursey, Somersetshire, England, Cleeve came to what is now New England in 1630, settling first in Spurwink, Maine (near today's Cape Elizabeth), and at Falmouth (today's Portland) in 1633.