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Betsy Ross

American seamstress
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Also known as: Elizabeth Griscom
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Elizabeth Griscom
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January 1, 1752, Gloucester City, New Jersey [U.S.]
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January 30, 1836, Philadelphia (aged 84)
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Betsy Ross (born January 1, 1752, Gloucester City, New Jersey [U.S.]—died January 30, 1836, Philadelphia) was an American seamstress who, according to family stories, fashioned and helped design the first flag of the United States. Elizabeth Griscom, the eighth of 17 children, was brought up as a member of the Society of Friends, educated in Quaker schools, and became an apprentice to a Philadelphia upholsterer. She married another upholsterer’s apprentice, John Ross, in 1773 and was disowned by the Society of Friends for marrying outside the faith. By 1775 the Rosses had opened a small shop in the commercial district ...(100 of 482 words)

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