At the age of 13, he sailed with his family across the Atlantic to the United States, arriving on July 8, 1795. They settled in Providence, Rhode Island.
वयाच्या १३ व्या वर्षी, ते आपल्या कुटुंबासमवेत अटलांटिक महासागर पार करून जुलै ८, १७९५ रोजी अमेरिकेला पोहंचले.