Vilate
Vilate was an enslaved African American woman who was taken to Utah by the Crosby family.
Vilate's age was listed as 50 in "John Brown's company of 10, report, 1848 June."
The book, The Story of the Negro Pioneer, states that Elizabeth Coleman Crosby owned a slave named Vilate. However, "John Brown's company of 10, report," did not list a "Vilate" with Elizabeth. In the same record, and in the 1850 Slave Inhabitant Schedule, an enslaved woman named Vilet/Vilate appears in the household of William Crosby. It is interesting to note that Elizabeth Coleman Crosby was the mother of William Crosby. At this time, it is believed that the Vilate listed in The Story of the Negro Pioneer is the same Vilet/Vilate enslaved by William Crosby.
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Clear AllBorn in South Carolina
1798
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Occurred Circa 1798
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Joined Willard Richards Company
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 50)
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Ended On 1848 October 10
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Died in Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1870 (Age 72)
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Occurred After 1870
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