Harrison Woodhull Crosby
Harrison Woodhull Crosby | |
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Born | c. 1814 Putnam, Connecticut |
Died | 1892 |
Burial place | Fernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, New Jersey |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Chief Gardener, Lafayette College |
Notable work | Became the first person to can tomatoes commercially (1847) |
Spouse | Charlotte (Andrews) Crosby |
Parent(s) | Abiel and Mary Crosby |
Harrison Woodhull Crosby of Jamesburg, New Jersey was the first to can tomatoes commercially in 1847.[1] He worked as the chief gardener at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, where he commercialized the canned tomato.[2]
Life
Born in Putnam, Connecticut in about 1814, Crosby was a son of Abiel and Mary Crosby, and the husband of Charlotte (Andrews) Crosby. He died in 1892, and was interred at the Fernwood Cemetery in Jamesburg, New Jersey.