Two of Marie Anne's sons left home when they were only fifteen and sixteen to earn a living in the United States. In a Freedom of Information document we find this entry. "Mike Guitard entered U.S. in 1877 at thw age of 16 years old." Samual wen

t to join his brother after his marriage. (http://www.genealogy.com/users/g/u/i/Michel-Wilfrid-Guitard/FILE/0001text.txt)