Seek confirmation that spelling of subject Jospeh Vlendrer's surname was Vilandre in Quebec. He was born in or near Montreal in or about 1844. He came to Erie, Michigan in or about 1855 age about 11, probably with his parents. He served in the Civil War in an Ohio regiment. He married Emeline Evans (1844-1927) in Erie in 1866. They moved to Minnesota in 1879. They had eight sons, seven of whom reached adulthood. He died in St Paul in 1907.