Plymouth Rock to Westford

By andrewgauthier

  • Pilgrims Land at Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims Land at Plymouth Rock

  • Settlement of Anne/Salem

    Settlement of Anne/Salem

  • Establishment of the MBC and Boston

    Establishment of the MBC and Boston

  • Settlement of Concord

    Settlement of Concord

  • Settlement of Woburn

    Settlement of Woburn

  • Incorporation of the town of Woburn

    Incorporation of the town of Woburn

  • Establishment of the Plantation of Chelmsford

    Establishment of the Plantation of Chelmsford

  • Settlement of Groton

    Settlement of Groton

  • First known allorments of land within Westford's borders are established

    First known allorments of land within Westford's borders are established

  • Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and the MGC giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting grounds

    Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and the MGC giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting grounds

  • First known permanent settler of Westford, Solomon Keyes, builds a house on Frances Hill

    First known permanent settler of Westford, Solomon Keyes, builds a house on Frances Hill

  • Incorporation of the town of Chelmsford

    Incorporation of the town of Chelmsford

  • First mill in Westford [then West Chelmsford] us erected on Saw-mill Meadow Brook

    First mill in Westford [then West Chelmsford] us erected on Saw-mill Meadow Brook

  • King Philip's War begins

    King Philip's War begins

  • End of Indian Wars' in Massachusetts

    End of Indian Wars' in Massachusetts

  • King Philip's War ends

    King Philip's War ends

  • Groton abandoned after an Indian attack that burns much of the town

    Groton abandoned after an Indian attack that burns much of the town

  • First mill in Forge Village is erected

    First mill in Forge Village is erected

  • Members of the West part of Chelmsford petition the MGC to become a distinct parish/precinct

    Members of the West part of Chelmsford petition the MGC to become a distinct parish/precinct

  • First known petition asking for the establishment of a West Precinct of Chelmsford submitted

    First known petition asking for the establishment of a West Precinct of Chelmsford submitted

  • Incorporation of the town of Littleton

    Incorporation of the town of Littleton

  • Surveying of the site for Westford's first meeting house

    Surveying of the site for Westford's first meeting house

  • MGC gives the people of the western part of the town of Chelmsford permission to form a separate religious society by the name of the "West Precinct of Chelmsford"

    MGC gives the people of the western part of the town of Chelmsford permission to form a separate religious society by the name of the "West Precinct of Chelmsford"

  • Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford

    Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford

  • Incorporation of the town of Westford

    Incorporation of the town of Westford