Amos and Violet's tombstones
Written on Amos' tombstone:
"to the memory of Amos Fortune, who was born free in Africa, a slave in America, he purchased liberty, professed Christianity, lived reputably, and died hopefully"
The book we read on Amos Fortune is fictional history. Not much is known about his early life other than he was a slave from Africa. The families mentioned that he lived with were real people. Amos did become a free man at the age of 60 and lived as a tanner in Jaffrey. He bought and married Violate and they adopted Celyndia. The 25 acres that he bought still has his house and barn. Look at the Google map below. Move the hand around to locate "Amos Fortune Rd.," which is located in Jaffrey, New Hampshire (do you remember where the state New Hampshire is?). Even though all the details of the book are not completely true, I think from what we do know to be true, Amos Fortune lived an amazing life.
