How did betsy ross die
Where was betsy ross born.
Betsy ross accomplishments
Betsy was born as Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia, PA.
Betsy came from a family of Quakers.
She learned to sew when she was apprenticed to an upholsterer.
Betsy ran away from home to marry her sweetheart, John Ross. They opened an upholstery shop where Betsy sewed.
While working in her upholstery shop in New Jersey, Betsy Ross got a visit from General George Washington.
He wanted her to design and sew a flag for the new nation.
Betsy's first husband had died in 1775, and she remarried. Her second husband was killed in prison.
Betsy finally remarried again, and she had five daughters.
A few months after Betsy's wedding, the Treaty of Paris was signed.
It ended the Revolutionary War.