Rae-Arthur, Ada Annie (Jordan) "Cougar Annie"

RAE-ARTHUR, Ada Annie (Jordan) "Cougar Annie," coastal pioneer (b 19 June 1888, Sacramento, CA; d 28 Apr 1985, Port Alberni). Of legendary status on the west coast of VANCOUVER ISLAND, this tiny, formidable pioneer lived for nearly 70 years surrounded by the garden she established at Boat Basin in the remote northern reaches of CLAYOQUOT SOUND. She arrived there in 1915 with her first husband, Willie Rae-Arthur, and 3 small children, and she remained until she was in her mid-90s. She bore 8...

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