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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.
In 1828, Mary Pickersgill became the president of the society, and served in this role continuously until 1851. In the beginning, the organization sought to find employment for the destitute women, but eventually found that as they aged, they needed a suitable home. [ 1 ]
Armistead was born to the former Lucinda Baylor Page and her husband John Armistead at his Newmarket Plantation in Caroline County, Virginia (now in Milford). [2] His ancestors had emigrated from Britain to Gloucester County in the Virginia colony, and moved to what was then the frontier before the American Revolutionary War, during which they aligned with the Patriot cause.
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
Mary Pickersgill and her nieces sewing the flag at Brown's Brewery. Artist's rendition by Robert McGill Mackall, 1962. Artist's rendition by Robert McGill Mackall, 1962. In Baltimore's preparation for an expected attack on the city, Fort McHenry was made ready to defend the city's harbor.
Mary Pickersgill (born Mary Young; February 12, 1776 – October 4, 1857) was the maker of the Star-Spangled Banner hoisted over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
Mary Young (actress) (1879–1971), stage and film actress; Mary Young (politician), member of the Colorado House of Representatives; Mary Young Cheney Greeley (1811–1872), American schoolteacher, suffragist, and spiritualist; Mary Young Pickersgill (1776–1857), née Young, American flagmaker; Mary Young Sewell (c. 1759–1821), née Young ...
(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.