Betsy Ross

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Betsy Ross was an American upholsterer and seamstress popularly credited with sewing the first American flag during the Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house museum
historical figure
human
national flag design
seamstress
upholsterer
activeDuring American Revolutionary War
alsoKnownAs Betsy Ross
Elizabeth Ross
birthName Elizabeth Griscom
burialPlace Mount Moriah Cemetery
Philadelphia
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1752-01-01
dateOfDeath 1836-01-30
ethnicGroup American colonists
genreOfNotability national symbolism
givenName Elizabeth
hasHeritage English American
hasMemorial Betsy Ross House
hasRelative George Ross
John Claypoole
hasRoleIn mythology of the United States flag
hasSignatureWork Betsy Ross flag
hasSymbol thirteen five-pointed stars in a circle
hasWork first American flag (attributed)
influencedBy American patriotism
languageSpoken English
locatedIn Philadelphia
movement American Revolution
notableFor association with the Betsy Ross flag
being popularly credited with sewing the first American flag
occupation flag maker
seamstress
upholsterer
partOf Thirteen Colonies
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
Province of Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States of America
religion Quakerism
residence Philadelphia
spouse John Claypoole
John Ross
Joseph Ashburn
workLocation Philadelphia

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