Betsy Ross

:For the lieutenant governor of New York, see Betsy McCaughey Ross.

First marriage

While working at her job, she fell in love with another apprentice, John Ross who was the son of an Episcopal assistant rector at Christ Church Pennsylvania and was himself a member of the Episcopal clergy. As the Quakers disapproved strongly of interdenominational marriages, the couple eloped across the Delaware River to New Jersey in 1773 where they were married by William Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's son. The couple were subsequently disowned by the Quaker church.

Related Topics:
Episcopal - Christ Church - Delaware River - New Jersey - 1773 - William Franklin - Benjamin Franklin

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Less than two years later, they started their own upholstering business. However, their business was badly affected by the American Revolutionary War with fabric being hard to obtain and business slow. John joined the Pennsylvania militia and was mortally wounded in an gunpowder explosion in 1776, after which Betsy took full charge of the upholstering business.

Related Topics:
American Revolutionary War - 1776

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