From Choate Commemorates Life of Mother Enslaved at Wallingford’s Historic Houses
Kate and Mina, a mother and daughter, were both slaves to the house’s owner Oliver Stanley during the late 1700s. Kate was born sometime around 1750, with Mina being born into slavery in 1777 when Kate was around 28 years old. They were both emancipated by Stanley in 1783, six years later, and then both vanished into history.