Thomas Kavanagh, Sr.

Thomas Kavanagh, Sr. was a cobbler operating in Boston, Massachusetts in the 17th century, and the father of the Sage Thom Kavanagh.

Unknown to Thomas or his wife Elizabeth, their son was a reincarnation of Aita, a member of the First Civilization. Nonetheless, they soon sensed that young Thom was not a usual child; his behavior, speech, and odd visions puzzled his parents for years.

When Thom turned fourteen, his father decided that the boy should learn "some better Skill or Trade sensible to (Thom's) Habits of Mind", and arranged for his son to apprentice under the master carpenter Jonathan Davenport. Davenport saw a great talent in Thom during his apprenticeship, and suggested that the young man seek his own fortune after only five years of training.

With this, Thom bid his father and mother farewell, and set out for the West Indies, never to see them again.