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9 lis 2009 · Perhaps the best-known figure from the American Revolutionary era who wasn’t a president, general or statesman, Betsy Ross (1752-1836) became a patriotic icon in the late 19th century when...
Betsy Ross was born as Elizabeth Griscom on January 1, 1752. She was the eighth of seventeen children, but only about nine survived childhood. Her father Samuel Griscom owned an old farmhouse and was a successful carpenter in New Jersey.
On Saturday, January 30, 1836, 60 years after the Declaration of Independence, Betsy Ross died at age 84. She was survived by one daughter with John Ashburn, Eliza, and four daughters with John Claypoole: Clarissa, Susanna, Jane, and Rachel, and one sister, Hannah Griscom Levering (1755–1836), who herself died about 11 months later.
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Highlights of the collection include several objects known to have belonged to Betsy Ross, including her eyeglasses and a family Bible. Perhaps one of the most important pieces belonging to...
9 lis 2024 · 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.
14 cze 2023 · Betsy Ross, best known for making the first American flag, was born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia on January 1, 1752. A fourth-generation American and the great-granddaughter of a carpenter...
