Despite over a century of trying, historians have yet to find contemporary evidence that connects Ross with the creation of the American flag
Betsy and John had their own upholstery business and a lively social life in Philadelphia, where they attended Christ Church with people like George Washington. But tragedy struck when John was killed in the Revolutionary War in 1775. Ross later married two more times and bore seven children. During her life, Ross brushed shoulders with some of the new nation’s most prominent figures .
In the speech, Canby claimed that a bereaved Betsy Ross had been approached in 1776 by George Washington and members of a congressional committee appointed to create a flag for their new nation. She suggested the flag include five-pointed stars instead of the six-pointed stars the committee had suggested, and she demonstrated how to cut them out with a piece of paper.
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