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The life and times of : Amos Fortune

The life and times of : Amos Fortune. Dereck Ms.Cadmus Fourth Grade. Amos Fortune’s childhood. He was born in 1710 in Africa and was the royal prince. His Father is the royal king of Africa. Due of his color, he was people treated him poorly At fifteen he was captured and made a slave

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The life and times of : Amos Fortune

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  1. The life and times of : Amos Fortune Dereck Ms.Cadmus Fourth Grade

  2. Amos Fortune’s childhood • He was born in 1710 in Africa and was the royal prince. • His Father is the royal king of Africa. • Due of his color, he was people treated him poorly • At fifteen he was captured and made a slave • He traveled by boat from his homeland to Boston • He was sold for $30.00

  3. Amos Fortune Being sold into Slavery • When he got to Boston, Mass. the white people were auctioning to sell the black people into slavery. • He was bought for $30 and was given to Celia and Caleb Copeland. • When he was bought his owners were really kind to him. • He was fed and clothed and not beaten • They taught him about the Christian God

  4. Amos Fortune a Christian Doctor • He used his God to heal other people like the poor and the sick. • He always carried a bag of medicine with him just in case he ran into a sick person. • He healed a man with amnesia by giving him some medicine that will heal him. • Another woman he healed also. He put his hand on her stomach and prayed to his God and her sickness went away.

  5. Amos Fortunes’ Wife and Children • He married Violet • They had three children. • Lily, Lydia, Celyndia. • Amos went off and let his wife take care of his children. • He set his children and his wife free out of slavery.

  6. Amos Fortune's Legacy • Amos Fortune was a great doctor in his life time. He used his only God to heal his people. A man like Amos Fortune should be in the doctor hall of fame because Amos is one of the great doctors in the world.

  7. Amos Fortunes Death • Amos Fortune was buried in a church yard. And on his grave the words, “Sacred to the memory of Amos Fortune who was born free in Africa and a slave in America he purchased liberty professed Christianity lived reputably and died hopefully.Nov.17,1801 Aet.91”

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