Westford_History Plymoth Rock to Westford timeline

Jan 1, 1620

Pilgrims Land of Plymouth rock
Jan 1, 1625

Settlement of Cape Anne/Salem
Jan 1, 1630

Establishment of the MBC and Boston
Jan 1, 1630

Settlement of Woburn
Jan 1, 1635

Settlement of Concord
Jan 1, 1640

Incorporation of Woburn as a town 1640
Jan 1, 1654

Establishment of the platation of Chelmsford
Jan 1, 1655

Incorporation of the town of Chelmford
Jan 1, 1655

Settlement of Groton
Jan 1, 1660

Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and the mass general court giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting ground
Jan 1, 1664

First known permanent settler of westford, Solomon Keyes, build a houser on Frances Hill
Jan 1, 1669

First mill in Westford [then West Chelmsford] is errected on saw-mill meadow brook
Jun 1, 1675

King Phillips War begins
Jan 1, 1676

Establishment of the plantaion of Chelmsford
Jan 1, 1676

King philips war ends
Jan 1, 1676

Groton abandoned (settlers fled to Concord) after an Indian attack that burns much of the town
Jan 1, 1680

First mill in Forge Village is erected [then part of the town of Groton]
Jan 1, 1713

First known pettition asking for the establishment of a west precinct of Chelmford submitted
Jan 1, 1713

First known allotments of land within Westfords borders are established*
Jan 1, 1714

Incorporation of the town of Littleton [7 Westford families “annexed’ to Littleton after Westford’s incorp.]
Jan 1, 1721

Members of the West part of Chelmsford petition the Mass. General Court to become a distinct parish/ precinct
Jan 1, 1724

**Servaying of the site for Westford's first meeting house
Jan 1, 1724

For the first time Chelmsford with draws all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct (3 years after MGC did and 14 years after original petition.
Jan 1, 1724

Mass general Court gives permission to form a separate religious society by the name of the “West Precinct of Chelmsford”
Jan 1, 1729

Establishment of the First Parrish Church of Westford
Jan 1, 1729

Incorporation of Westford
Jan 1, 1760

End of Indian Wars' in Massachusets

Pilgrims Land of Plymouth rock

Settlement of Cape Anne/Salem

Establishment of the MBC and Boston

Settlement of Woburn

Settlement of Concord

Incorporation of Woburn as a town 1640

Establishment of the platation of Chelmsford

Incorporation of the town of Chelmford

Settlement of Groton

Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and the mass general court giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting ground

First known permanent settler of westford, Solomon Keyes, build a houser on Frances Hill

First mill in Westford [then West Chelmsford] is errected on saw-mill meadow brook

King Phillips War begins

Establishment of the plantaion of Chelmsford

King philips war ends

Groton abandoned (settlers fled 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 known pettition asking for the establishment of a west precinct of Chelmford submitted

First known allotments of land within Westfords borders are established*

Incorporation of the town of Littleton [7 Westford families “annexed’ to Littleton after Westford’s incorp.]

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

**Servaying of the site for Westford's first meeting house

For the first time Chelmsford with draws all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct (3 years after MGC did and 14 years after original petition.

Mass general Court gives permission to form a separate religious society by the name of the “West Precinct of Chelmsford”

Establishment of the First Parrish Church of Westford

Incorporation of Westford

End of Indian Wars' in Massachusets