THE people

Mary Pilat

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:
December 21, 1866
DATE OF DEATH:
September 30, 1958
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
Mary Pilate*
ETHNICITY:
KNOWN ADDRESS:
RELATED TO:

Ignac Pilat, husband
Helen and Josephine Pilat
Cecelia Kwapil, cousin

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:
37
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
ROLE:
Audience Member
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

other information

CEMETERY:
unknown
MORGUE:
IDENTIFIED BY:
OTHER NOTES:

Mary Pilat and one of her little daughters [Helen] escaped by crawling across a plank bridge to the Northwestern university building, but another daughter [Josephine] perished in the fire.

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) Sat, Feb 16, 1907 Page 5
Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186913724/mary_pilat

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