He was born in the Saint-Étienne parish of Montreal, Canada, New France, son of Captain Claude Nicholas de Lorimier and Marie Louise Lepailleur.
hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪnðə sˈeɪntɪtˈiən pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl, kˈænədə, nˈuː fɹˈæns, sˈʌn ʌv kˈæptɪn klˈɔːd nˈɪkələs də lˈoːɹɪmiɚ ænd mɚɹˈiː luːwˈiːz lˌɛpeɪlˈʊɹ.