KATHERINE PYM shares her cozy life in a Seattle 'Burb' with
her husband and puppy-dog. During the summers when it's not raining, they
explore the great Northwest.
PILLARS of Avalon is a celebration of
Newfoundland Labrador during Canada's sesquicentennial,
or Canada 150. Searching through Newfoundland data, I found Sir David &
Lady Sara Kirke, their accomplishments. Sara Kirke is considered North
America's first female entrepreneur.
DAVID and Sarah Kirke live in a time of
upheaval under the reign of King Charles I who gives, then takes. He gives
David the nod of approval to range up and down the French Canadian shores,
burning colonies and pillaging ships that are loaded with goods meant for the
French. When King Louis of France shouts his outrage, King Charles reneges. He
takes David’s prizes and returns them to the French, putting David and his
family in dire straits.
UNDETERRED, David and Sarah will not be
denied. After years, the king relents. He knights David and grants him the
Province of Avalon (Ferryland), a large tract of land on the southeast coast of
Newfoundland. There David and Sarah build a prosperous plantation. They trade
fish and fish oil with English, Europeans, and New England colonists. They
thrive while England is torn in two by the civil wars.
SOON, these troubles engulf his family.
David is carried in chains back to England to stand trial. He leaves Sara to
manage the plantation, a daunting task but with a strength that defies a
stalwart man, she digs in and prospers, becoming the first female entrepreneur
of North America.
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