Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross
1752 - 1836
Betsy Ross  American Designer
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Betsy Ross was previously married to John Claypoole, Joseph Ashburn and John Leach Ross (1773 - 1776).

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American Designer Betsy Ross was born Elizabeth Phoebe Griscom on 1st January, 1752 in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania and passed away on 30th Jan 1836 Philadelphia, PA aged 84. She is most remembered for sewed the American flag. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.

Betsy Ross is a member of the following lists: American folklore, People from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Quakers.

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Relationship Statistics

TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married3 34 years 13 years, 4 months 3 years
Total3 34 years 13 years, 4 months 3 years

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First Name Betsy
Middle Name Phoebe
Last Name Ross
Maiden Name Griscom
Full Name at Birth Elizabeth Phoebe Griscom
Alternative Name Elizabeth Ashburn, Elizabeth Claypoole
Birthday 1st January, 1752
Birthplace Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania
Died 30th January, 1836
Place of Death Philadelphia, PA
Buried Betsy Ross House Grounds, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Sexuality Straight
Religion Christian
Ethnicity White
Nationality American
Occupation Text Seamstress
Occupation Designer
Claim to Fame sewed the American flag
Year(s) Active 1768–1833

Elizabeth Griscom Ross (January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), née Griscom, also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 with making the first American flag, accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag. Though most historians dismiss the story, Ross family tradition holds that General George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and two members of a congressional committee—Robert Morris and George Ross—visited Mrs. Ross in 1776. Mrs. Ross convinced George Washington to change the shape of the stars in a sketch of a flag he showed her from six-pointed to five-pointed by demonstrating that it was easier and speedier to cut the latter. However, there is no archival evidence or other recorded verbal tradition to substantiate this story of the first American flag. It appears that the story first surfaced in the writings of her grandson in the 1870s (a century after the fact), with no mention or documentation in earlier decades.

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NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Betsy Ross84 CapricornDesigner
American
John Claypoole64 Leo
American
Joseph Ashburn-
John Leach Ross24

Children

NameGenderBornAgeOther Parent
ZillaFemaleJoseph Ashburn
ElizaFemaleJoseph Ashburn
ZillaFemaleJoseph Ashburn
ElizaFemaleJoseph Ashburn

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