1. Robert Chesebrough married Margaret McCredy on April 28,1864, and they had four children.
10 Facts About Robert Chesebrough
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Robert Chesebrough began his career as a chemist clarifying lamp oil from sperm oil, a waxy oil found in the heads of sperm whales.
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Robert Chesebrough was told it was a nuisance, except when someone had a cut or burn; they found that if it was rubbed on an injury, then it would lessen the pain and make the injury heal quicker.
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Robert Chesebrough patented the process of making petroleum jelly in 1872.
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Robert Chesebrough's success stemmed from a firm belief in his product.
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Robert Chesebrough was still unable to sell any to drug stores until he traveled around New York demonstrating his miracle product.
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Robert Chesebrough lived to be 96 years old and was such a believer in Vaseline that he claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it every day.
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Robert Chesebrough died at his house in Spring Lake, New Jersey.
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Robert Chesebrough soon recovered, and credited his recovery to Vaseline.
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Robert Chesebrough is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City.