Betsy Ross - Revision history

DavidB4-bot: clean up & uniformity

2016-07-13T03:09:48Z

clean up & uniformity

2015-08-02T17:14:01Z

Birth name, husband, flags link.

2012-03-02T01:05:00Z

Reverted edits by RatSalad (talk) to last revision by Jallen

2012-03-02T01:03:45Z

Replaced content with "666"

2009-05-09T00:33:38Z

Reverted edits by Otter2 (Talk) to last version by Learn together

2009-05-09T00:23:09Z

2007-07-09T21:11:27Z

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2007-06-11T23:18:20Z

2007-04-14T19:30:51Z

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2007-03-31T17:16:52Z

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 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.
+Betsy Ross Day is celebrated on January 2.
 A [[Quaker]], she married John Ross, who was the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector.  John was the nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]], [[George Ross]].
-==See Also==
+==See also==
 * [[American historical flags]]
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Betsy}}
-[[category:Women]]
+[[Category:Women]]

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 [[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]].
+'''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 birth name was ''Elizabeth Phoebe Griscom''.
 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.
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 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]].
+A [[Quaker]], she married John Ross, who was the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector.  John was the nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]], [[George Ross]].
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Betsy}}
 [[category:Women]]

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		+	'''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]].
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		+	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.
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		+	Betsy Ross Day is celebrated on January 2nd.
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		+	A [[Quaker]], she married the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector and nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]].
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		+	{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Betsy}}
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−	~~'''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]].~~
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−	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.
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−	~~Betsy Ross Day is celebrated on January 2nd.~~
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−	~~A [[Quaker]], she married the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector and nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]].~~
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−	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Betsy}}~~
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 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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	A [[Quaker]], she married the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector and nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]].		A [[Quaker]], she married the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector and nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]].
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		+	{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Betsy}}

	[[category:Women]]		[[category:Women]]

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	'''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]].		'''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]].

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	A [[Quaker]], she married the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector and nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]].		A [[Quaker]], she married the son of an [[Episcopal]] rector and nephew of a future signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]].
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		+	[[category:Women]]

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	She married the son of an Episcopal rector and nephew of a future signer of the Declaration of Independence.		She married the son of an Episcopal rector and nephew of a future signer of the Declaration of Independence.

−	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~~. She did and the colonists and future Americans have been grateful ever since~~.	+	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.