ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, hiː mˈæɹid vɜːdʒˈɪniə sˈaʊθɑːɹd dˈiː. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv sˈæmjuːl lˈuːɪs sˈaʊθɑːɹd, hˌuː wʌzɐ jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnəɾɚ, sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə nˈeɪvi, ænd ðə tˈɛnθ ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi.
In November 1838, he married Virginia Southard (d. 1886), daughter of Samuel Lewis Southard, who was a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the tenth Governor of New Jersey.