Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner in 1814 in response to the enormous American flag, made by Mary Pickersgill, that he saw blowing in the wind approximately 8 miles away.
Mary Pickersgill died of a heart attack. She was the maker of the flag flown over Fort McHenry that came to be known as the Star Spangled Banner.
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Her mother Rebecca, her daughter Caroline, her two nieces Eliza and Margaret, and an indentured servant named Grace Wisher.
Yes, Francis Scott Key had a daughter named Elizabeth Key. She was one of his children with his wife, Mary Pickersgill Key. Elizabeth went on to have a notable life, including marrying and having children of her own.
The "Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States, was composed in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. He wrote the lyrics after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The flag that inspired the anthem was made in the summer of 1813 by Mary Pickersgill and her team, specifically for the fort's defense. The song was later set to music and officially adopted as the national anthem in 1931.
Mary Young Pickersgill died in 1857.
Mary Young Pickersgill was born in 1776.
Mary Pickersgill died of a heart attack. She was the maker of the flag flown over Fort McHenry that came to be known as the Star Spangled Banner.
Mary pickersgill
No she made the star spangled banner
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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.
Frank Pickersgill died in 1944.
Frank Pickersgill was born in 1915.
William Pickersgill was born in 1861.
William Pickersgill died in 1928.
Greg Pickersgill was born in 1951.