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The Original Betsey Ross flag

Facts About Betsey RossFacts by: http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flaglife.html

Betsy Ross was born January 1, 1752 and died at the age of 84 on January 30, 1836. Betsy had 7 children, 5 of whom lived to adulthood. She had no children with John Ross, however. At the age of 21, she eloped across the Delaware River to Gloucester, New Jersey, and was married at a tavern. She was the 8th of 17 children. She claimed to have done tailoring for George Washington. She has been buried in three different locations: Free Quaker burial ground at South 5th St. near Locust, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, and now on Arch Street in the courtyard adjacent to the Betsy Ross House. A major Philadelphia bridge is named in her honor.

John Ross(Betsey’s Husband)•Birth 1752•Death 21 Jan 1776•Burial 20 Jan 1776•Father Rev. Aeneas Ross•Marriage 11 Apr 1773

•John Ross was killed with a bomb while at his duty in the militiary.

Facts about the flag

The flag was designed during the American Revolution and features 13 stars to represent the original 13 colonies. The distinctive feature of the Ross flag is the arrangement of the five-pointed stars in a circle. According to the legend, the original Betsy Ross flag was made in 1776, when a small committee - including George Washington and George Ross, a relative of hers - visited Betsy and discussed the need for a new American flag. Betsy's contribution to the design was a five-pointed star, And she accepted the job.

On June 14th the second continental congress decided that there should be a new flag. Which established the first congressional

About the Thirteen Stripes June 14 — Continental Congress adopts the following: Resolved: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation. Stars represent Delaware (December 7, 1787), Pennsylvania (December 12, 1787), New Jersey (December 18, 1787), Georgia (January 2, 1788), Connecticut (January 9, 1788), Massachusetts (February 6, 1788), Maryland (April 28, 1788), South Carolina (May 23, 1788), New Hampshire (June 21, 1788), Virginia (June 25, 1788), New York (July 26, 1788), North Carolina (November 21, 1789), and Rhode Island (May 29, 1790)

The British and the American FlagThis is the flag that was used when the British had control.

This is the first American flag. (the Betsey Ross flag)

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