bˈʊlɑːɹd wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn pˈɛpɚɹəl, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm hˈɑːɹvɚd, ænd stˈʌdid lˈɔː ɪn bˈɔstən ænd fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə.
Bullard was born in Pepperell, Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and studied law in Boston and Philadelphia.