Betsy ross biography timeline book

January 1, 1752Betsy is born

Betsy was born as Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia, PA. 1758Betsy began attending school

Betsy came from a family of Quakers.

She learned to sew when she was apprenticed to an upholsterer. 1773Betsy gets married

Betsy ran away from home to marry her sweetheart, John Ross. They opened an upholstery shop where Betsy sewed. 1776George Washington visits Betsy Ross

While working in her upholstery shop in New Jersey, Betsy Ross got a visit from General George Washington.

Betsy ross biography timeline book of life

He wanted her to design and sew a flag for the new nation. 1777Betsy remarries

Betsy's first husband had died in 1775, and she remarried. Her second husband was killed in prison. 1783Betsy remarries again and has children

Betsy finally remarried again, and she had five daughters. 1783The Treaty of Paris is signed

A few months after Betsy's wedding, the Treaty of Paris was signed.

It ended the Revolutionary War. 179