Nancy Kelsey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American pioneer
Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1823
Place of Birth: Barren County, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 10-Aug-1896
Profession: pioneer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Nancy Kelsey
- Nancy Kelsey (August 1, 1823, Barren County, Kentucky – August 10, 1896, Cuyama, California) was a member of the Bartleson-Bidwell party.
- She was the first white woman to travel overland from Missouri, seeing Utah and Nevada before crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains into California on November 25, 1841.
- Wife of Benjamin Kelsey, and the mother of eight surviving children, she is sometimes referred to as the "Betsy Ross of California" for her role in creation of the original Bear Flag from which Bear Flag Rebellion got its name.
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