Betsy Ross making the first flag, 1776 [according to legend]. Copy of painting attributed to Frank McKernan.

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Betsy Ross making the first flag, 1776 [according to legend]. Copy of painting attributed to Frank McKernan.

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Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836

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Seamstress, credited with having made the first American flag bearing the Stars and Stripes at the request of George Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross. Full name: Betsy Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole; married John Ross (1773), Joseph Ashburn (1777) and John Claypoole (1783). From the description of Papers of Betsy Ross, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070538 ...