Plymouth Rock to Westford

By haleyb
  • Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

  • Settlement of Cape Anne/Salem

    Settlement of Cape 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 Woburn as a town

    Incorporation of Woburn as a town

  • Establishment of the Plantation of Chelmsford

    Establishment of the Plantation of Chelmsford

  • Incorporation of the town of Chelmsford

    Incorporation of the town of Chelmsford

  • Settlement of Groton

    Settlement of Groton

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

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

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

    Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and Mass General Court 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

  • First Mill in Westford [then West Chelmsford] is erected on Saw-mill Meadow Brook [links Nab lake to Stony Brook

    First Mill in Westford [then West Chelmsford] is erected on Saw-mill Meadow Brook [links Nab lake to Stony 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 (settlers flee to Concord) after an Indian attack that burns much of the town

    Groton abandoned (settlers flee to Concord) after an Indian attack that burns much of the town

  • First mill in Forge Village is erected [then part of the town of Groton]

    First mill in Forge Village is erected [then part of the town of Groton]

  • 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 [7 Westford families "annexed" to Littleton, but return after Westford's incorp.]

    Incorporation of the town of Littleton [7 Westford families "annexed" to Littleton, but return after Westford's incorp.]

  • Members of the West part of Chelmsford petition the Mass. General Court to become a distinct parish/precinct

    Members of the West part of Chelmsford petition the Mass. General Court to become a distinct parish/precinct

  • Surveying of the site for Westford's first meeting house (near present site of First Parish Church)

    Surveying of the site for Westford's first meeting house (near present site of First Parish Church)

  • Mass General Court 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"

    Mass General Court 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"

  • For 1st time, Chelmsford withdraws all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct (3 years after the General Court did and 14 years after the original petition)

    For 1st time, Chelmsford withdraws all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct (3 years after the General Court did and 14 years after the original petition)

  • Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford

    Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford

  • Incorporation of Westford

    Incorporation of Westford