First known allotments of land within Westford's borders are established
indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and the 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 mill in westford ( then west chelmsford) is erected on saw-mill meadow brook (links nab lake to stony brook)
King Philips War begins
King philip's war ends
Groton abandoned (settlers flee to concord) after an indian attack that burns much of the town
End of Indian Wars' in Massachusetts
First mill in Forge Village is erected (then part of the town of groton)
Members of the west part of Chelmsford petition the Mass. General Court to become a distinct parish/precinct
First known petition asking for the establishment of a West Precint of Chelmsford submitted
incorporation of the town of littleton ( 7 westford families "annexed" to littleton, but return after westford's incorp.)
surveying of the site for westford's first meeting house ( near present site of first parish church)
Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford
for 1st time, Chelmsford withdraws all oppositiong and officially recognizes the west precinct (3 years after the general court did and 14 years after the original petition)
mass general court gives people of the western part of town of chelmsford permission to form a seperate religious society by the name of the "west precinct of chelmsford"
