“Rose Fortune was born into slavery in the Southern United States in 1774. She was owned by the Devone family, who eventually made their way to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, as loyalist refugees following the American Revolution. It was in Annapolis Royal that Rose Fortune gained her freedom.”
“Fortune appointed herself policewoman for the area. She worked in the Port of Annapolis Royal and she was known as a dedicated officer who kept the town’s youth very much in line. No one seemed to object to Fortune’s self-appointed status since she was well known about the town.” Rose Fortune was an entrepreneur and businesswomen, she was a “founder of one of Annapolis Royal’s first cartage companies” in Nova Scotia.