at age twenty , against marie claudette 's wishes , she married tyrone clifford mcnamara , an opera singer , and another very hand-some ' man , of an extremely impractical nature , who toured widely in the united states , starring in operas in new york , boston , st louis , and other cities it was only after he had left on one such tour that marguerite returned from new orleans to riverbend and was received once more by her mother in 1827 and 1828 , she gave birth to boys , remy and julien mcnamara came home frequently during this period , but only for brief visits in new york , boston , baltimore , and other places where he appeared he was famous for womanizing and drinking , and for getting into brawls but he was a very popular 'irish tenor ' of the period , and he packed houses wherever he went .