Betsy Ross descendants give flagmaker her due
By Stephan Salisbury Philadelphia Inquirer July 3, 2021 4:37pm Text size Copy shortlink:
PHILADELPHIA – When her mom died last summer, Aileen Edge and her husband, Dave, made the long, sad drive down from Washington state to settle affairs. Claire Canby Keleher lived outside of San Francisco.
Beyond her grief, Aileen had quite a task ahead. Her mom was a lover of the family legacy, which means, when you are a descendant of Betsy Ross and her third husband, John Claypoole, you have lots of stories, lots of letters and papers, and lots of gathered-in stuff going way, way back.
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Stars and Stripes - Betsy Ross descendants reunite with each other and with artifacts of their mythic ancestor
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