Westford History

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    Westford History

  • 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

  • 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 the Mass General Court giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting grounds

    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

  • Solomon Keyes builds house on Frances Hill

    Solomon Keyes builds house on Frances Hill

  • First mill on Saw-mill Meadow Brook

    First mill on Saw-mill Meadow Brook

  • King Phillip's War begins

    King Phillip's War begins

  • 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

  • End of Indian Wars in Mass

    End of Indian Wars in Mass

  • King Phillip's War ends

    King Phillip's War ends

  • First mill in Forge Village

    First mill in Forge Village

  • First Petition for West precinct of Chelmsford

    First Petition for West precinct of Chelmsford

  • Incorporation of town of Littleton

    Incorporation of town of Littleton

  • West Chelmsford Petitions Mass General Court

    West Chelmsford Petitions Mass General Court

  • Surveying statred for new meeting house

    Surveying statred for new meeting house

  • Mass General Court gives the people of the western part of the town of Chelmsford permission to form a seperate 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 seperate religious society by the name of the "West Precinct of Chelmsford"

  • Incorporation of Westford

    Incorporation of Westford

  • Chelmsford Withdrawsn all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct

    Chelmsford Withdrawsn all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct

  • Est. of First Parish Church of Westford

    Est. of First Parish Church of Westford