Elizabeth Griscom

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Elizabeth Griscom, better known as Betsy Ross, was an American upholsterer and seamstress traditionally credited with sewing the first flag of the United States.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Elizabeth Griscom canonical 2
Elizabeth Claypoole 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
human ⓘ
seamstress ⓘ
upholsterer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Betsy Ross ⓘ
associatedWith American Revolution ⓘ
Continental Congress ⓘ
Flag of the United States ⓘ
linked to: United States flag
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance figure in American patriotic legend ⓘ
icon of early United States history ⓘ
ethnicGroup American ⓘ
familyName Griscom ⓘ
fieldOfWork flag making ⓘ
textile work ⓘ
upholstery ⓘ
givenName Elizabeth ⓘ
hasCanonicalName Elizabeth Griscom ⓘ
hasMarriedName Elizabeth Ashburn ⓘ
Elizabeth Claypoole ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Griscom

Elizabeth Ross ⓘ
memberOf Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor being traditionally credited with sewing the first flag of the United States ⓘ
notableRole patriotic symbol in American folklore ⓘ
notableWork first flag of the United States (traditional attribution) ⓘ
occupation seamstress ⓘ
upholsterer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
placeOfDeath Philadelphia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Quakerism ⓘ
residence Philadelphia ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse John Claypoole ⓘ
John Ross ⓘ
Joseph Ashburn ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Betsy Ross → birthName → Elizabeth Griscom ⓘ
Elizabeth Griscom → hasCanonicalName → Elizabeth Griscom ⓘ
Elizabeth Griscom → hasMarriedName → Elizabeth Claypoole ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Griscom