text_original: I was born on the 6th of December, 1815, in Pitts  burg, on the bank of the Monongahela, near its con  fluence with the Allegheny. My father was Thomas Cannon, and my mother Mary Scott. They were I Find Life. 11 both Scotch Irisli and descended from the Scotch Re  formers. On mj mother's side were several men and women who signed the "Solemn League and Cove  nant," and defended it to the loss of livings, lands and life.
text_transcription: I WAS BORN ON THE SIXTH OF DECEMBER EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN IN PITTSBURGH ON THE BANK OF THE MANANGAH NEAR ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE ALLEGHANY MY FATHER WAS THOMAS CANNON AND MY MOTHER MARY SCOTT THEY WERE BOTH SCOTCH IRISH AND DESCENDED FROM THE SCOTCH REFORMERS ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE WERE SEVERAL MEN AND WOMEN WHO SIGNED THE SOLEMN LEGAL COVENANT AND DEFENDED IT TO THE LOSS OF LIVINGS LANDS AND LIFE
phonemes: aɪ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɔnðə sˈɪksθ ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ɪn pˈɪts bˈɜːɡ, ɔnðə bˈæŋk ʌvðə mˌɑːnoʊŋɡɐhˈɛlə, nˌɪɹ ɪts kˈɑːn flˈuːəns wɪððɪ ˈælɪɡhˌɛni. maɪ fˈɑːðɚ wʌz tˈɑːməs kˈænən, ænd maɪ mˈʌðɚ mˈɛɹi skˈɑːt. ðeɪ wɜːɹ aɪ fˈaɪnd lˈaɪf. ɪlˈɛvən bˈoʊθ skˈɑːtʃ ɪɹˈɪsli ænd dᵻsˈɛndᵻd fɹʌmðə skˈɑːtʃ ɹˌiː fˈɔːɹmɚz. ˌɔn ˌɛmdʒˈeɪ mˈʌðɚz sˈaɪd wɜː sˈɛvɹəl mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn hˌuː sˈaɪnd ðə "sˈɑːləm lˈiːɡ ænd kˈoʊv nˈænt," ænd dᵻfˈɛndᵻd ɪt tə ðə lˈɔs ʌv lˈɪvɪŋz, lˈændz ænd lˈaɪf.