Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and Mass General Court giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting grounds
Establishment of the plantation of Chelmsford
Incorporation of the town of Chelmsford
Settlement of Groton
First known allotments of land within Westford's borders are established
First known permanent settler, Solomon Keyes, builds a house on Frances Hill
First mill in Westford is erected on Saw-Mill Meadow Brook
King Philip's War begins
End of Indian Wars' in Massachusetts
King Philip's War ends
Groton abandoned after an Indian attack that burns much of the town
First mill in Forge Village is erected
First known petition asking for the establishment of a West Precinct of Chelmsford
Incorporation of the town of Littleton
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
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
Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford
