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Betsy Ross was born on January 1, 1752 and died on January 30, 1836. Betsy Ross would have been 84 years old at the time of death or 263 years old today.
Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag, & Betsy Ross: Quaker Rebel
It is siad to haev been Betsy Ross
Because the story was not told until 1870 by Betsy's grandson, and she had been married by then and taken the last name of her husband, as was (and is) traditional. http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blross.htm
Betsy Ross's work experiences are that she worked at an upholstery business with her first husband John Ross. She is also said to be the one who created the first American flag, but this has not been confirmed.
The exact amount of money that Betsy Ross was paid for making the American flag is unknown. It has been said she was paid a large sum.
There is no definitive historical evidence to confirm or deny whether Betsy Ross owned a slave. However, it is known that her husband, John Ross, was a member of the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery, which suggests that they may have been opposed to slavery.
Betsy ross' family had always been loving and supportive until she married John Ross. She was raised a Quaker and they believed you needed to marry within the religion. John wasn't a Quaker. Her sister was supportive though.
Betsy Ross was first buried at the free Quaker burial ground on South 5th Street. Twenty years later her remains were re buried in the Mt Moriah Cemetry in the Cobbs Creek Part of Philidelphia. In 1975, in preperation for the United States Bicenteniul it was ordered that her remains were moved to the courtyard of the Betsy Ross house. But there was no remains found under her tomb stone.
Betsy Ross
According to legend, Betsy Ross living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the time of the American Revolution, is generally credited for originating and sewing the American flag.
It was siad to have been Betsy Ross in all history books.