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Line 1: − [[image:Betsy_Ross_flag.jpg|300px|right]]+ − '''Betsy Ross''', born on Jan. 1, 1752 as the 8th of 17 children, is famous as one of the characters in the story of the birth of the [[United States of America]]. − − Her husband died at the beginning of the [[American Revolution]] while he was guarding a [[munitions]] depot. General [[George Washington]] then asked her in June 1776 to sew an [[American Flag]], which is what we know her best for. − − Betsy Ross Day is celebrated on January 2nd. − − A [[Quaker]], she married the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector and nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. − − {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Betsy}} − − [[category:Women]]
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