Rose Fortune

• freed by virtue of Black Loyalists being honored with transport to Canada after the American Revolution ~• see: http://annapolisheritagesociety.com/community-history/notable-perso... It was terms of the armistice that allowed for blacks to not be returned to those eager 'owners' who lobbied for their return.
• her parents were reportedly slaves belonging to a Devone family

Death

After Rose Fortune’s death in 1864, the business was carried on by Albert Lewis, who had married her granddaughter, Amberzene Francis.

existing research

1. Blauvelt Slaves ~• mentions Rose