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Betsy was born in 1752. She learned to sew in 1758 when she was an apprentice to an upholster.
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Betsy eloped with John Ross. They crossed the Delaware and got married in New Jersey. She was cut off from her Quaker family because of this.
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Betsy and John started their own upholstery business together. Their business was in New Jersey.
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John joined the militia and died in a gun powder explosion. Betsy obtained his property and their business. She worked very hard making flags for Pennsylvania.
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In late May, Betsy Ross met with George Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross. They asked Betsy to make the American Flag.
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Betsy Ross made the flag with thirteen stars in a circle with a blue background in the top left corner, and thirteen horizontal red and white stripes around it. It was made in June of 1776.
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Congress adopted Betsy Ross's flag as the official national flag. Then the flag was called "Stars and Stripes."
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The Betsy Ross Flag was raised at Cooch's Bridge Maryland, making it the first time an American flag was flown in battle.
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In the Winter of 1777-78 British soldiers who occupied her house called her "The Little Rebel" because of her patriotic views. Their home was occupied by British soldiers because of the British invasion of Philadelphia.
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When Betsy Ross died, she was buried with her third husband at the Free Quaker burial ground. Twenty years later her remains were moved to the Mount Moriah Cemetery. In 1975 the Betsy Ross foundation wanted her remains at the courtyard of the Betsy Ross house. When the Betsy Ross foundation dug up her grave, they found nothing. Later they dug farther away and uncovered two boxes stating it was Betsy and her third husband's remains. We are still not sure to this day if it is actually her remains.
