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John Deere

By AGED 3033
  • John Deere was born

    John Deere was born

    Deere was born in 1804 in Rutland, Vermont. After his father was lost at sea when he was four years old, Deere was raised solely by his mother
  • Marries his first wife

    Marries his first wife

    John Deere married Demarias Lamb Deere
  • Sold his first plow

    Sold his first plow

    Sold his first one in 1838
  • Moves his company

    Moves his company

    In 1848, Deere moved his growing operation 70 miles southwest to Moline, Illinois, on the east bank of the Mississippi River
  • Making 10,000 plows a year

    Making 10,000 plows a year

    By 1857, his annual output of plows was 10,000
  • Wifes death

    Wifes death

    His wife dies in 1865
  • Marries his second wife

    Marries his second wife

    Following his wife's 1865 death, Deere married her sister, Lucinda Lamb, in June 1867
  • Deere company gets a new name

    Deere company gets a new name

    Deere’s business was incorporated under the Deere & Company name
  • Mayor of Moline

    Mayor of Moline

    In 1873 he became the second mayor of Moline.
  • Death

    Death

    John Deere died in 1886, with his heirs leading the company for the next century