bˈuːlɪɡni ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən æz ɐ bˈætʃəlɚ, bˌʌt ˌɔn mˈeɪ wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, hiː mˈæɹid mˈɛɹi ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ pˈɑːɹkɚ, ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv wˈɑːʃɪŋtən mˈɜːtʃənt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ pˈɑːɹkɚ.
Bouligny arrived in Washington as a bachelor, but on May 1, 1860, he married Mary Elizabeth Parker, the daughter of Washington merchant George Parker.