The family moved to the United States when he was seven years old on December 4, 1892, by ferry from Windsor to Detroit, according to his naturalization petition of August 1939.
ðə fˈæmɪli mˈuːvd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wɛn hiː wʌz sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, baɪ fˈɛɹi fɹʌm wˈɪndsɚ tə dɪtɹˈɔɪt, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz nˌætʃɚɹəlᵻzˈeɪʃən pətˈɪʃən ʌv ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn.