Betsy Ross died in Philadelphia at age 84, later reinterred at the Betsy Ross House as a site of public commemoration.
Betsy Ross died on January 30, 1836, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 84, having lived through the entirety of the American Revolution, the founding of the republic, and the early decades of the nation she helped clothe and equip through her flag-making and upholstery work.
At the time of her death, Ross was known locally as a respected craftswoman and businesswoman but had not yet become the national symbol she would later be. She was originally interred at the Free Quaker burial ground, and her remains were later moved, eventually resting at Mount Moriah Cemetery and finally reinterred at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia in the 20th century, a decision driven by the growing popular legend surrounding her life.
Her death marks the close of a life spanning the colonial era, the Revolutionary War, and the early American republic. The decades following her death saw the transformation of her modest, well-documented career as a flag and textile maker into a powerful patriotic legend, beginning in earnest with her grandson's 1870 account. Today, her burial site is a place of pilgrimage for those interested in Revolutionary-era history and the role of women in early America, and it anchors continued public interest in separating her documented life from the mythology that followed.