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Why is the flag so much shorter today than it was when Mary Pickersgill sewed it?
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The Armistead family gave snippings of the flag away as souvenirs and gifts over time
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Mary Young Pickersgill died in 1857.
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Mary Young Pickersgill was born in 1776.
How did Mary Pickersgill die?
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Who made the flag that was flown at fort mchenry?
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When did Mary pickersgill die?
Mary Pickersgill was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 12, 1776 and died in Baltimore, MD on October 4, 1857. She is well-known for being the seamstress who created the Star Spangled Banner Flag.
Was Besty Ross the first one to make the first flag?
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Who helped Mary pickersgill make the first American flag?
Her mother Rebecca, her daughter Caroline, her two nieces Eliza and Margaret, and an indentured servant named Grace Wisher.
