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Title: Betsy Rosss Life
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Betsy Rosss Life
By Clare H.
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Early Life
- Born January 1, 1752, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania - Parents Samuel Griscom and Rebecca James
- Siblings She was the 8th of 17 children
- Schooling Friends Quaker School
- Her father was a Quaker carpenter.
- Her mother was a member of a Quaker merchant
family.
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Adulthood
- After schooling, she met an upholsterer.
- Career Seamstress who made flags. Betsy also was
a business woman. - Her husband, John Ross, from New Jersey, was
killed on January 21st, 1776. She then remarried
twice. - Betsy had seven daughters Clarissa Sidney,
Susannah, Rachel, Jane, Harriet, Zilah, and
Elizabeth. - She took over her husbands shop after he died.
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Importance During Revolution
- Made the first American flag with stars and
stripes. - Official flagmaker for the Pennsylvania Navy.
- She was well recognized for her hard work.
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Later Years
- The flag design that Betsy made and sewed was
adopted by Congress on June 14, 1777. - On January 30, 1836, at the age of 84, Betsy Ross
died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Now
- Burial Location 1 Christ Church Cemetery
- Burial Location 2 Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Burial Location 3 Arch Street by the Betsy Ross
House
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Other Interesting Facts
- William J. Canby wrote a paper about her in 1870.
- A committee by General George Washington visited
her in 1776. They asked her to make a flag. - Major Philadelphia bridge in her honor.
- Betsy Ross was also known as Elizabeth Griscom.
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Sources
- World Book Encyclopedia Volume 16
- www.ushistory.org
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