9 Chapter 8 Busy to the End

Chapter 8 Busy to the End The end of the 1700s was a time of more change for America, and for Betsy and her family. In 1795, she and John had another daughter, Harriet, but the baby died ten months later. In 1799, Eliza Ashburn, Betsy's oldest daughter, married a ship's captain. And later that year, George Washington passed away at the age of sixty-seven. Washington's death saddened the entire nation that he had helped create. In Philadelphia, numerous public services and funerals were held to honor him. Betsy and her family took part, joining thousands of citizens.

18世纪末，对美国、对贝琪和她的家人来说，是一个发生了更多变化的时期。 1795年，她和约翰又生了一个女儿哈丽特，但十个月后孩子夭折了。 1799年，贝特西的大女儿伊丽莎·阿什伯恩嫁给了一位船长。 同年晚些时候，乔治·华盛顿去世，享年67岁。 华盛顿的去世使他帮助建立的整个国家感到悲痛。 费城举行了许多公共服务和葬礼来纪念他。 贝琪和她的家人加入了数千名市民的行列。

In 1800, John Claypoole suffered what was probably a stroke. He could no longer work. He stayed home—and usually in bed—for the rest of his life. Betsy did her best to care for him, but it was not easy. By 1803, they were receiving money as charity from the Free Quakers to help pay their bills. Betsy kept working. Her daughters helped as much as they could, but one by one, they married and started their own families. Betsy enjoyed being a grandmother. One of Clarissa's twins was named for her!

1800年，约翰·克莱普尔遭受了可能是中风的痛苦。 他再也不能工作了。他待在家里——通常在床上度过余生。 贝琪尽力照顾他，但这并不容易。 到1803年，他们开始接受自由贵格会的慈善捐款，以帮助他们支付账单。 贝琪继续工作。她的女儿们尽其所能地帮助她，但她们一个接一个地结婚，建立了自己的家庭。 贝琪喜欢当祖母。 克拉丽莎的一个双胞胎就是以她的名字命名的!

Betsy continued making flags. The short War of 1812 between America and Great Britain led to more orders from the US Army and Navy. In 1817, John Claypoole died at home. Betsy had worked hard to care for him, even as she grew older herself. For the third time in her life, Betsy was a widow. Ten years later, at age seventy-five, Betsy finally stopped working. Her daughter Clarissa, and Margaret, Betsy's niece, took over the shop. Betsy left Philadelphia to live with her daughter Susan in the countryside of Abington, Pennsylvania. She made regular trips back to the big city to go to Free Quaker meetings and to see old friends.

贝琪继续制作旗帜。 1812年美英之间的短暂战争导致美国陆军和海军的订单增加。 1817年，约翰·克莱普尔在家中去世。 贝琪一直在努力照顾他，即使她自己也长大了。 贝琪这辈子第三次成了寡妇。 十年后，七十五岁的贝琪终于停止了工作。 她的女儿克拉丽莎和贝特西的侄女玛格丽特接管了这家店。 贝琪离开费城，和女儿苏珊一起住在宾夕法尼亚州阿宾顿的乡下。 她定期回到大城市参加自由贵格会的聚会，看望老朋友。

Philadelphia continued to grow. When Betsy was born, about twenty-five thousand people lived there. By the 1830 census, Philadelphia was home to more than eighty thousand! In July 1835, America turned fifty-nine years old. As always on Independence Day, US flags flew everywhere. That year, there were twenty-four stars on the flag.

费城继续增长。 贝琪出生时，大约有两万五千人住在那里。 根据1830年的人口普查，费城有超过8万人口!1835年7月，美国迎来了59岁生日。 像往常一样，美国国旗在独立日到处飘扬。 那一年，国旗上有24颗星星。

In 1835, Betsy moved back to Philadelphia to live with her daughter Jane. On January 30, 1836, when she was eighty-four years old, Betsy Ross passed away. Jane's son, William Canby, remembered that when she died, she was "beloved and respected by all who had ever known her."

1835年，贝琪搬回费城和她的女儿简一起生活。 1836年1月30日，84岁的贝琪·罗斯去世了。 简的儿子威廉·坎比(William Canby)回忆说，当简去世时，她“受到所有认识她的人的爱戴和尊敬”。