Rose Fortune

Rose Fortune (born Virginia 13 March? 1773 - 20 February 1864) was an African American who came to Nova Scotia with the Black Loyalists where she became a successful businesswoman and the first female police officer in what is now Canada.

Biography

Rose Fortune was born into slavery in the southern United States. Her family escaped slavery during the American Revolution and settled in Nova Scotia as part of the Black Loyalist migration when Rose was 10 years old. [ [http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/africanns/archives.asp?ID=33&Language=English Nova Scotia Archives: African Nova Scotians: Rose Fortune] ] The family settled in Annapolis Royal. In 1825, she started her own business, the Lewis Transfer Company. She carted luggage between the ferry docks and nearby homes and hotels. Later Fortune became the town's police officer, patrolling the town and wharf. She also joined the underground railroad to help African Americans escape slavery. [(http://www.coolwomen.org/coolwomen/cwsite.nsf/vwWeek/86CCA4D21950341085256644004C6CA6?OpenDocument)]

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External links

* [http://www.famouscanadians.net/name/f/fortunerose.php Famous Canadians: Rose Fortune]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7680809 Find-A-Grave: Rose Fortune]
* [http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2582/Rose_Fortune_a_special_Canadian The African American Registry: Rose Fortune]
* [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009868 "The Canadian Encyclopedia": Rose Fortune]
*http://books.google.com/books?id=Jgq40Kr8rGAC&pg=PA116&dq=rose+fortune+african+american&sig=uk0adhlPrx6tnSwM8j_WXNvxyaE
*http://www.destee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31876
*http://ontario.psac.com/BlackHistoryMonth.shtml
*http://blacklegacyimages.com/_wsn/page2.html
*http://ablenet.ca/pdf/fortunebutler.pdf
*http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/africanns/archives.asp?ID=33&Language=English
*http://www.achannel.ca/ottawa/promo/black/history.html