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Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Named after Chelmsford, England, the town was incorporated in May 1655 by an act of the Massachusetts General Court. When Chelmsford was incorporated, its local economy was fueled by lumber mills, limestone quarries and kilns.
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- 1633 - Chelmsford is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1655 - Chelmsford is incorporated
Founded by settlers from Concord. The area currently encompassed by Chelmsford, Lowell, Westford, Carlisle and to a certain extent Dracut, were all or...Read MORE... - 1825 - Ralph Waldo Emerson opened a school in Chelmsford in 1825, closing it after a few months to take over his brother's school in Roxbury
Wikipedia - 1845 - CHELMSFORD. [Pop. 1,697. Inc. 1655.]
This town was named from Chelmsford in England, and originally included the town of Westford, and the settlement of the Pawtucket tribe of Indians...Read MORE... - 1848 - Chelmsford
In 1652, about twenty persons from Woburn and Concord petitioned the general court for liberty to examine a tract of land “lying on the other (west) s...Read MORE... - 1854 - Chelmsford
Chelmsford, a post-township of Middlesex county, Massachusetts, 23 miles N. W. of Boston. Population, 2097.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. 
1874 - Earthquake
Citizens of Chelmsford, Mass. report a perceptible shock of earthquake at that place on Sunday noon, which shock shook buildings and caused considerab...Read MORE...- Chelmsford Massachusetts, 1890
Chelmsford is an ancient and pleasant town in the northern part Middlesex county, about 26 miles northwest of Boston. Tyngsborough, Dracut and Lowell ...Read MORE... - 1895 - Chelmsford
Chelms'ford, a post-township of Middlesex co, Mass, about 24 miles N.W. of Boston, is bounded on the N. by the Merrimac River. It is intersected by th...Read MORE... 
All Saints Episcopal Church
Postcard- 1901 - Chelmsford was the birthplace of the Chelmsford Spring Co. in 1901, which later became the Chelmsford Ginger Ale Company, acquired by Canada Dry in 1928.
The ginger ale plant, rebuilt in 1912 after a disastrous fire consumed the original plant, stood on Route 110 until its demolition in 1994.
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Capt. Wm. Fletcher Place (200 years old) Chelmsford, Mass. (1907)
"William Fletcher was born in 1622 in England, to Robert and Sarah Fletcher, possibly in Yorkshire. He was one of five children, and in 1630, the family migrated to America as part ... Read MORE...
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Congregational Society Church
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Chelmsford, a post-village and township (town) of Middlesex co., Mass., 24 miles NW. of Boston, is bounded on the N. by the Merrimac River. The town i...Read MORE... 
Mrs. Nelson's Candy House
"[August 18, 2009] ...Mrs. Nelson’s Candy House in Chelmsford MA was started 55 years ago by the Nelson family, and has been owned by veteran candy maker Arthur Mapes and his family since 1984. Originally the cheery barn ... Read MORE...
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Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA
All Saints Episcopal Church
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 Chelmsford, Mass. (1907)
"William Fletcher was born in 1622 in England, to Robert and Sarah Fletcher, possibly in Yorkshire. He was one of five children, and in 1630, the family migrated to America as part of the Winthrop Fleet. They settled in Concord, Massachusetts where Robert was said to be a "wealthy and influential man." On October 7, 1645, William married Lydia (Fairbanks) Bates, the widow of Edward Bates. They had 8 children together; Lydia also had a son, John, from her first marriage who became a part of the family.
In 1652, William joined with others from Concord and the town of Woburn to start a new settlement on the other side of the Concord River, the town of Chelmsford. He was one of 29 men who petitioned the General Court for a grant of land in 1653, and also helped in recruiting a minister in 1654. William's most noted involvement in the founding of Chelmsford was that on November 22, 1654, the first town meeting was held in his house. This event was viewed as the "formation of local government in Chelmsford." Although most settlers built their homes of logs, William's house was said to be the first wood frame structure in the town..." More can be found at ancestorbios.blogspot.com)
Capt. Wm. Fletcher Place (200 years old) Chelmsford, Mass. (1907)
"William Fletcher was born in 1622 in England, to Robert and Sarah Fletcher, possibly in Yorkshire. He was one of five children, and in 1630, the family migrated to America as part ... Read MORE...
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Congregational Society Church
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"[August 18, 2009] ...Mrs. Nelson’s Candy House in Chelmsford MA was started 55 years ago by the Nelson family, and has been owned by veteran candy maker Arthur Mapes and his family since 1984. Originally the cheery barn red you see in the vintage post card, the store has been repainted white, but still has the monogrammed awnings and distinctive sign out front..." retroroadmap.com)
Mrs. Nelson's Candy House
"[August 18, 2009] ...Mrs. Nelson’s Candy House in Chelmsford MA was started 55 years ago by the Nelson family, and has been owned by veteran candy maker Arthur Mapes and his family since 1984. Originally the cheery barn ... Read MORE...
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1633 - Chelmsford is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1655 - Chelmsford is incorporated
Founded by settlers from Concord. The area currently encompassed by Chelmsford, Lowell, Westford, Carlisle and to a certain extent Dracut, were all... Read MORE...
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1825 - Ralph Waldo Emerson opened a school in Chelmsford in 1825, closing it after a few months to take over his brother's school in Roxbury
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1845 - CHELMSFORD. [Pop. 1,697. Inc. 1655.]
This town was named from Chelmsford in England, and originally included the town of Westford, and the settlement of the Pawtucket tribe of... Read MORE...
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1848 - Chelmsford
In 1652, about twenty persons from Woburn and Concord petitioned the general court for liberty to examine a tract of land “lying on the other (west)... Read MORE...
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1854 - Chelmsford
Chelmsford, a post-township of Middlesex county, Massachusetts, 23 miles N. W. of Boston. Population, 2097.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
1874 - Earthquake
Citizens of Chelmsford, Mass. report a perceptible shock of earthquake at that place on Sunday noon, which shock shook buildings and caused... Read MORE...
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Chelmsford Massachusetts, 1890
Chelmsford is an ancient and pleasant town in the northern part Middlesex county, about 26 miles northwest of Boston. Tyngsborough, Dracut and Lowell ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Chelmsford
Chelms'ford, a post-township of Middlesex co, Mass, about 24 miles N.W. of Boston, is bounded on the N. by the Merrimac River. It is intersected by... Read MORE...
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1901 - Chelmsford was the birthplace of the Chelmsford Spring Co. in 1901, which later became the Chelmsford Ginger Ale Company, acquired by Canada Dry in 1928.
The ginger ale plant, rebuilt in 1912 after a disastrous fire consumed the original plant, stood on Route 110 until its demolition in 1994.
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1916
Chelmsford, a post-village and township (town) of Middlesex co., Mass., 24 miles NW. of Boston, is bounded on the N. by the Merrimac River. The town... Read MORE...
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