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Betsy was born in Philadelphia, PA. She was the eigth of seventeen children. Born with the name Elizabeth Griscom.
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Married John Ross. She was a quaker and he wasnt which created problems. She was "expelled" from her familes home. She was 21 and eloped.
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Less than 2 years after their marriage they opened it. Betsy did alot of good needlework. She continued to run it after John died.
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At the start of the war John Ross is killed by a gunpowder explosion while on duty. Betsy collected his things. She then began working had on making flags for PA.
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George Washington asks Betsy about making flag.
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After being spoken to by George Washington about making it, she does!
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Betsy had two kids . May have been 1776 or 1777.
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Betsy married a man named Joseph Ashburn one year after Johns death. Unfortunetally, Joseph died after being captured on a British ship in 1781.
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Betsy married a third time in 1783. Married to John Claypoole. John died after 34 years in 1817 of a life long disability.
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Betsy dies at 84 in Philadelphia. Years after her death her grandson shares that she made the flag. Betsy was a very important person in American History. She passed away in her sleep.
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Betsys grandson William Canby tells people about Betsy making the flag many years after her death.
