hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈʊdbɛɹi, vɜːmˈɔnt, mˈeɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, wˈʌn ʌv twˈɛlv tʃˈɪldɹən, ˈɔːl ʌv hˈuːm lˈɪvd təbi mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈɪftifˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ.
He was born in Woodbury, Vermont, May 17, 1821, one of twelve children, all of whom lived to be more than fifty-five years of age.