Betsy Ross

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Betsy Ross

• By Katie

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Date of Birth

• She was born on New Years Eve in 1752.
• She was born in Pennsylvania.

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Family

• Her siblings

• Parents

• Deborah Susannah
  Mary and
  Sarah Hannah
  Rachel
  Elizabeth "BetsyGeorgeMarthaBab
  y

• Rebecca Griscom
• Samuel Griscom
• Info on Parents
• Betsys parents were devout Quakers.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD

• Facts

• Betsy became a seamstress apprentice at age 12
  and later became an expert seamstress.
• Betsy also had 7 SIBLINGS!

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Education

• Betsy Ross attended Friends school in
  Pennsylvania.

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Adult Life

• During her three marriages she produced
  seven John Ross her first husband was not a
  Quaker. Her parents disapproved of this. This
  forced them to elope. When her husband was killed
  in a gunpowder accident, she inherited his
  business. She became a seamstress and flag maker.
  At the age of 84, Betsy Ross related the American
  flag story to her 11 year old grandson, John
  Canby. George Washington approached her to make
  the first flag because of her skills and her
  relationship to George Ross, her first husband's
  uncle and one of the signers of the Declaration
  of Independence

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Important events

• George Washington approached Betsy to make
  the first flag because of her skills and her
  relationship to George Ross, her first husband's
  uncle and one of the signers of the Declaration
  of Independence. The story that was told stated
  that General Washington and his committee came
  into Ross' house and asked her to make a flag
  similar to the one that they had sketched. Ross,
  also, became the official flag maker of the
  Pennsylvania Navy. The Stars and Stripes design
  was adopted by Congress in 1777.

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Death

• Betsy Ross is now deceased. She died on January
  30, 1836.

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Remembered by

• Betsy was remembered because she was believed to
  have made the first flag under recommendation of
  George Washington.

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Most interesting..

• Betsy 7 siblings! Talk about a tired mom!

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Important lessons that can be learned from this.

• 1. you can always be important whatever your
  background .
• 2. You should try your best at everything you do.

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Hero or celeb?

• She wasnt either, she was a historic figure.
• or
  ?

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Other info

• Her grandson wrote an article about Betsy after
  She died.
• Betsy often related her 11 year old grandson,
  John Canby to the story of how she made the flag
  and how she was asked to make the flag.

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Citations

• Betsy Ross,"phillyvrtour.org". 12/2/08
  lthttp//www.phillyvrtour.org/BRdescr.htmgt.
• Betsy Ross, "accuracyproject.org".
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