Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross
	Ross sewing the American flag.
Born	Elizabeth Griscom; January 1, 1752; Gloucester City, New Jersey
Died	January 30, 1836 (aged 84); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resting place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Seamstress
Known for	Sewing the Betsy Ross Flag.

Betsy Ross (January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836) is widely known as making the first American flag. There is, however, no evidence that the story is true.

References

↑ Gene Langley, "The legend and truth of Betsy Ross" The Christian Science Monitor 94.141 (6/14/2002): 22.
↑ Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, "Review of The Life and Times of Betsy Ross and The Life and Times of Nathan Hale," School Library Journal 53.7 (Jul 2007).
↑ Marc Leepson, "Five myths about the American flag", The Washington Post, June 12, 2011, p. B2.

Other websites

Media related to Betsy Ross at Wikimedia Commons

Flag: An American Biography website Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
Betsy Ross Homepage from ushistory.org
"Betsy Ross". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 11, 2010.

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[1] Gene Langley, "The legend and truth of Betsy Ross" The Christian Science Monitor 94.141 (6/14/2002): 22.

[2] Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, "Review of The Life and Times of Betsy Ross and The Life and Times of Nathan Hale," School Library Journal 53.7 (Jul 2007).

[3] Marc Leepson, "Five myths about the American flag", The Washington Post, June 12, 2011, p. B2.

Betsy Ross
Ross sewing the American flag.
Born	Elizabeth Griscom (1752-01-01)January 1, 1752 Gloucester City, New Jersey
Died	January 30, 1836(1836-01-30) (aged 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resting place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Seamstress
Known for	Sewing the Betsy Ross Flag.