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Who was the person that made of the flag that was made after the signing the declaration of inependance?

A: Betsy ross was the first woman to make the American flag after writing the Declaration of Independence.


What are some of Betsy Ross's honors?

the honor of having made the first flag the honor of being honored by George Washington the honor of being able to have 7 children ( all girls ) the honor of having respect from ALL of AMERICA


Who were Betsy Ross's parents?

Betsy Ross was born Elizabeth Griscom to Samuel Griscom and the former Rebecca James in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1752, the eighth of seventeen children.[4] She grew up in a household where the plain dress and strict discipline of the Society of Friends dominated her life.[5] She learned to sew from her great-aunt Sarah Elizabeth Ann Griscom.[5] Her great-grandfather Andrew Griscom, a Quaker carpenter, emigrated in 1680 from England.[6]After she finished her schooling at a Quaker public school, her father apprenticed her to an upholsterer named William Webster.[5][7] At this job, she fell in love with fellow apprentice John Ross, who was the son of Aeneas Ross (and Sarah Leach), an assistant rector at (Episcopal) Christ Church. The couple eloped in 1773 when she was 21 at Hugg's Tavern in Gloucester City, New Jersey.[8] The marriage caused a split from her family and meant her expulsion from the Quaker congregation. The young couple soon started their own upholstery business and joined Christ Church, where their fellow congregants included George Washington and his family.[4] Betsy and John Ross had no children


When did captain Joseph ashburn die?

Captain Joseph Ashburn died on March 3, 1782. He was married to American flag maker Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross and closely related to the founders of Pennsylvania.


Betsy Ross relationship with George Washington?

Apparently there was no relationship other than business woman to customer, and then only if you believe the story. She definitely made some of the earliest American flags, but there is no hard evidence that she made THE first one. This story was first told by her grandson 34 years after her death and 95 years after the creation of the flag.