# clm_361030096840

subject: Deere & Company (/record/deere.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1837  
valid_from: 1837-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-10  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-10  
cite: AsOf. "Deere & Company founded: 1837", as of 1837-01-01. Claim clm_361030096840, https://asof.is/claim/clm_361030096840, accessed 2026-11-11. Source: https://www.deere.com/en-us/our-company/explore-john-deere/history-heritage/john-deere.  
checked: 2026-11-10 · its source page states the value and the date  

> John Deere was a blacksmith who developed the first commercially successful, self-scouring steel plow in 1837 and founded the company John Deere.

What https://www.deere.com/en-us/our-company/explore-john-deere/history-heritage/john-deere says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.deere.com/en-us/our-company/explore-john-deere/history-heritage/john-deere (primary, deere.com)

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