ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː mˈæɹid kˈæθɹɪn sˈɪdni lˈiː ɹˈɪŋɡoʊld, dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv tˈɛntʃ ɹˈɪŋɡoʊld, lˈɔŋ ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. mˈɑːɹʃəl ɪnðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kəlˈʌmbiə.
In 1834, he married Catherine Sidney Lee Ringgold, daughter of Tench Ringgold, long the U.S. Marshal in the District of Columbia.