Betsy Ross

Ross continued the upholstery business for 10 more years. Ashburn died in jail of an unknown illness. After two decades of poor health Claypoole died in 1817.

Betsy Ross (January 1 1752 – January 30 1836) born Elizabeth Griscom and briefly known by her second and third married names Elizabeth Ashburn and Elizabeth Claypoole is widely credited with making the first American flag.