Maybe the best-known figure from the American Revolutionary time who wasn't a president, general or statesman, Betsy Ross turned into a symbol in the late nineteenth century when stories surfaced that she had sewn the primary "stars and stripes" U.S. banner in 1776.
Betsy Ross, best known for making the first American flag, was born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1752. A fourth-generation American, and the great-granddaughter of a carpenter who had arrived in New Jersey in 1680 from England, Betsy was the eighth of 17 children. Like her sisters, she attended Quaker schools and learned sewing and other crafts common in her day.
The daughter of generations of craftsman (her father was a house carpenter), young Betsy attended a Quaker school and was then apprenticed to William Webster, an upholsterer. In Webster's workshop, she learned to sew mattresses, chair covers, and window blinds.
The Rosses began their own upholstery shop, and John joined the state army. He died after scarcely two years of marriage. Despite the fact that family legend would ascribe John's passing to a black powder blast, the disease is a more probable offender. Betsy Ross was making flags around that timeâ€"a receipt shows that the Pennsylvania State Navy Board paid her 15 pounds for sewing ship’s standards.
The flag of America is more than being a just symbol of the country. In its design of stars and stripes, the American Flag embodies the spirit of a country that rose for its rights and declared independence from the mighty British empire. The history of US flag is quite intriguing. Right since it was adopted by the union of 13 states till the present one with 50 stars that came into existence on July 4, 1960, the American flag has been changed 27 times!
An 1871 pamphlet enthusiastically not only credited Betsy Ross for designing the first U.S. flag but for coming up with the name "United States of America" and writing a hymn that was the basis for the French anthem "La Marseillaise." Americans love the story of Betsy Ross’s making the nation’s first official flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize Betsy Rose role for the future of the United States.
Betsy Ross, best known for making the first American flag, was born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1752. A fourth-generation American, and the great-granddaughter of a carpenter who had arrived in New Jersey in 1680 from England, Betsy was the eighth of 17 children. Like her sisters, she attended Quaker schools and learned sewing and other crafts common in her day.
The daughter of generations of craftsman (her father was a house carpenter), young Betsy attended a Quaker school and was then apprenticed to William Webster, an upholsterer. In Webster's workshop, she learned to sew mattresses, chair covers, and window blinds.
The Rosses began their own upholstery shop, and John joined the state army. He died after scarcely two years of marriage. Despite the fact that family legend would ascribe John's passing to a black powder blast, the disease is a more probable offender. Betsy Ross was making flags around that timeâ€"a receipt shows that the Pennsylvania State Navy Board paid her 15 pounds for sewing ship’s standards.
The flag of America is more than being a just symbol of the country. In its design of stars and stripes, the American Flag embodies the spirit of a country that rose for its rights and declared independence from the mighty British empire. The history of US flag is quite intriguing. Right since it was adopted by the union of 13 states till the present one with 50 stars that came into existence on July 4, 1960, the American flag has been changed 27 times!
An 1871 pamphlet enthusiastically not only credited Betsy Ross for designing the first U.S. flag but for coming up with the name "United States of America" and writing a hymn that was the basis for the French anthem "La Marseillaise." Americans love the story of Betsy Ross’s making the nation’s first official flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize Betsy Rose role for the future of the United States.
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