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  2. Mary Young Pickersgill - Wikipedia

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    Mary Young was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 12, 1776, the youngest of the six children of William Young and Rebecca Flower. [1] Her mother, who became widowed when Mary was two years old, had a flag shop on Walnut Street in Philadelphia where she made ensigns, garrison flags and "Continental Colors" for the Continental Army.

  3. List of SOE agents - Wikipedia

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    1921–1944: Elisee Allard: 1916–1944: Rehavam Amir: 1916–2013: Phillip Amphlett: 1921–1945: James Amps: 1908–1945: Previously a jockey. Had a French wife, after easing out of circuit was implicated in documents found in 1943 when other agents arrested.

  4. Pickersgill - Wikipedia

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    Pickersgill is a surname, and may refer to: Barbara Pickersgill (born 1940), British botanist; Edward Pickersgill (1850–1911), English politician; Frank Pickersgill, (1915–1944) Canadian World War II hero; Frederick Richard Pickersgill (1820–1900), English painter and illustrator; Greg Pickersgill (born 1951), British science fiction fan

  5. Impartial Female Humane Society - Wikipedia

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    The society was formed in 1802 and incorporated in 1811. Its most noted president was Mary Pickersgill, the seamstress who made the Star Spangled Banner Flag, who served from 1828 to 1851. Under Pickersgill, the society opened an Aged Women's Home in 1851.

  6. Audrey Marie Hilley - Wikipedia

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    Audrey Marie Hilley (née Frazier, later Homan; June 4, 1933 – February 26, 1987), also known by the aliases Robbi Hannon and Teri Martin, was an American murderer and suspected serial killer.

  7. Jack Pickersgill - Wikipedia

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    Pickersgill was born in Wyecombe, Ontario, on June 23, 1905, [1] the son of Frank Allan Pickersgill (1877-) and Sarah Smith (1878-). [2] His parents were born in Ontario. When he was a young child, [1] the family moved to Ashern, Manitoba, where his father was a fa

  8. Frank Pickersgill - Wikipedia

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    Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Pickersgill graduated from Kelvin High School in that city.Holding an English degree from the University of Manitoba and a Master's degree in classics from the University of Toronto, Pickersgill set out to cycle across Europe in 1934, then returned to Europe in 1938 to work as a freelance journalist for several Canadian newspapers.

  9. Talk:Mary Young Pickersgill - Wikipedia

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    (2nd proposed change): While Pickersgill was an able seamstress, such a huge undertaking required additional labor. [1] In early summer 1813 Pickersgill began the task with the help of her daughter, Caroline, her two nieces Eliza Young and Margaret Young, an African American apprentice, Grace Wisher, and likely her elderly mother, Rebecca Young.