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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.
Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom; [1] January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, [1] was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 [2] with making the second official U.S. flag, [3] accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag.
Poster for 1917 film Betsy Ross. Betsy Ross (1752–1836) was an upholsterer in Philadelphia who produced uniforms, tents, and flags for Continental forces. Although her manufacturing contributions are documented, a popular story evolved in which Ross was hired by a group of Founding Fathers to make a new U.S. flag.
Built in 1793, it was the home of Mary Young Pickersgill when she moved to Baltimore in 1806 and the location where she later sewed the "Star Spangled Banner," in 1813, the huge out-sized garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry at Whetstone Point in Baltimore Harbor in the summer of 1814 during the British Royal Navy attack in the Battle of ...
SS Mary Patten: Mary Patten: 1725 standard 21 July 1943: 11 August 1943: To U.S. Navy as Azimech (AK-124), scrapped 1972 SS Mary Pickersgill: Mary Pickersgill: 2654 standard 27 May 1944: 29 June 1944: Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971 SS Mary Walker: Mary Walker: 2289 standard 30 October 1943: 18 November 1943: Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963 ...
Betsy Ross said she's been lucky to marry her two loves, journalism and sports, into a career. Lesson trailblazing sports reporter Betsy Ross got from Billie Jean King: 'Pay it forward' Skip to ...
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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.