Fortune lived and worked just outside the center of
town. Waterbury's earliest homes were built around the
town's center, which later became the Green.
Walking Tours of Fortune's Waterbury are available for
groups and schools. Please contact Marie Galbraith,
Executive Director, via phone, (203) 753-0381, ext. 17
or email:
mgalbraith@mattatuckmuseum.org.
A Self-Guided Walking Tour is available for download
as a PDF file.
Fortune was baptized in St. John's Church on December
20, 1797. The building had been consecrated on November
1 of that year. Engraving published in Joseph Anderson's
History of Waterbury, Volume I, 1896.