▁dist ribute . ▁▁▁ ▁Family ▁in ▁America ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁dry ▁goods ▁business ▁grew , ▁more ▁help ▁was ▁needed ▁and ▁younger ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁were ▁brought ▁from ▁France ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁younger ▁half - bro thers ▁Simon ▁Syl v ain ▁C ahn ▁Laz ard ▁( 1 8 3 7 - 1 8 7 1 ) ▁and ▁David ▁C ahn ▁Laz ard ▁( 1 8 4 3 - 1 9 1 6 ) ▁became ▁sales men , ▁cler ks , ▁or ▁book keep ers , ▁while ▁c ous ins ▁: fr : Alex and re ▁We ill ▁( ban quier ) ▁and ▁Henri ▁We ill , ▁and ▁Maurice ▁Kre mer ▁and ▁Sol omon ▁Laz ard ▁( before ▁they ▁opened ▁their ▁own ▁store ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁Los ▁Angeles ) ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁firm . ▁( C ous ins ▁Alexandre ▁and ▁Henri ’ s ▁sister , ▁Est her ▁We ill , ▁married ▁Laz ard ▁brother ▁Maurice ; ▁Alexandre ▁We ill ▁strength ened ▁his ▁bond ▁to ▁the ▁Laz ards ▁by ▁marry ing ▁their ▁young est ▁sister , ▁Jul ie ▁C ahn ▁Laz ard , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ). ▁The ▁brothers ▁Laz ard ▁also ▁helped ▁with ▁their ▁brother - in - law ▁The odore ▁We ill ’ s ▁to b acco - import ing ▁firm ▁( s ister ▁Lisa ▁[ 1 8 2 6 - 1 9 0 8 ] ▁was ▁his