hɪz ˈʌŋkəl, tʃˈɑːɹlz dəmɪnˈiːk dʒˈoʊsəf bˈuːlɪɡni, hæd sˈɜːvd wˈʌn tˈɜːm æz jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnəɾɚ fɹʌm luːˌiːzɪˈænə ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z ænd hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ, fɹænsˈɪskoʊ bˈuːlɪɡni, wʌzɐ hˈaɪɹˈæŋkɪŋ kəlˈoʊnɪəl əfˈɪʃəl ænd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv spˈænɪʃ luːˌiːzɪˈænə ɪnðə lˈeɪt ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
His uncle, Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny, had served one term as U.S. Senator from Louisiana in the 1820s and his grandfather, Francisco Bouligny, was a high-ranking colonial official and military governor of Spanish Louisiana in the late 18th century.