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| M. Bradnor* | 1680 – 1695 15 Yrs. | J.N. Wagenhurst | 1897 – 1900 3 Yrs. |
| Thomas Bridges | 1695 – 1702 7 Yrs. | John Bamford | 1901 – 1903 2 Yrs. |
| Joseph Smith | 1709 – 1711 2 Yrs. | W.J. Trimble | 1903 – 1906 3 Yrs. |
| Samuel Exell | 1712 – 1712 1 Yr. | William Bullock | 1907 – 1908 1 Yrs. |
| Howell A.P. Howell | 1715 – 1717 2 Yrs. | Nelson B. Kline | 1909 – 1910 1 Yrs. |
| Henry Hook | 1718 – 1722 4 Yrs. | William M. Seel | 1912 – 1914 2 Yrs. |
| Noyes Parris | 1724 – 1729 4 Yrs. | Franklin Weatherwax | 1914 – 1917 3 Yrs. |
| Daniel Elmer | 1729 – 1755 26 Yrs. | Nelson B. Kline | 1918 – 1922 4 Yrs. |
| William Ramsey | 1756 – 1771 15 Yrs. | Jacob Dyke | 1922 – 1923 1 Yrs. |
| William Hollingshead | 1773 – 1783 10 Yrs. | J. Howard Douglas | 1923 – 1928 5 Yrs. |
| Ethan Osborn | 1789 – 1844 55 Yrs. | Clinton Cook (1932 anniversary pastor) |
1929 – 1941 12 Yrs. |
| David McKee ** | 1836 – 1838 2 Yrs. | Arthur Haverly | 1942 – 1945 3 Yrs. |
| Beriah B. Hotchkin | 1845 – 1850 5 Yrs. | John Taxis | 1945 – 1947 2 Yrs. |
| David C. Meeker | 1851 – 1855 4 Yrs. | Paul Stauning | 1947 – 1951 4 Yrs. |
| James Boggs | 1857 – 1866 9 Yrs. | Ralph Tamaccio | 1951 – 1954 3 Yrs. |
| Hiram E. Johnson | 1866 – 1869 8 Yrs. | Lincoln Griswold | 1955 – 1958 3 Yrs. |
| Samuel R. Jones | 1869 – 1874 5 Yrs. | Allen Ackley | 1960 – 1964 4 Yrs. |
| Samuel R. Anderson | 1875 – 1883 8 Yrs. | Vaughn Thurman | 1965 – 1967 2 Yrs. |
| Henry Reeves | 1883 – 1885 2 Yrs. | Charles Dennison | 1972 – 1976 4 Yrs. |
| Frank R. Symmes | 1886 – 1890 4 Yrs. | Lawrence C. Roff | 1977 – 1984 7 Yrs. |
| Thomas W. Pulham | 1891 – 1893 2 Yrs. | Allan Story | 1985 – 1992 7 Yrs. |
| George Warrington | 1894 – 1897 3 Yrs. | Michael Schuelke | 1992 – present 14 Yrs. |
* As noted on the list by the PCA Archives; a list by Lawrence C. Roff gives the name as John Bradnor
** Called as co-pastor with Ethan Osborn
| Ethan Osborn | 55 years | 1789 – 1844 |
| Daniel Elmer | 26 years | 1729 – 1755 |
| William Ramsey | 15 years | 1756 – 1771 |
| John Bradnor | 15 years | 1680 – 1695 |
| Michael Schuelke | 14 years | 1992 – Present |
| Clinton Cook | 12 years | 1929 – 1941 |
| William Hollingshead | 10 years | 1773 – 1783 |
| James Boggs | 9 years | 1857 – 1866 |
| Hiram E. Johnson | 8 years | 1866 – 1869 |
| Samuel R. Anderson | 8 years | 1875 – 1883 |
| Thomas Bridge | 7 years | 1695 – 1702 |
| Lawrence C. Roff | 7 years | 1997 – 1984 |
| Allan Story | 7 years | 1985 - 1992 |
Fairfield Presbyterian Church has seen the Providential hand of God in preserving from development the sites of the first three church buildings and burial grounds. Information on these sites is posted below. Please visit our 325thAnniversary Page where you may find progress reports on the much needed restoration of the New England Town Cemetery.
Photos of the congregation other than regular anniversary celebrations will be posted here. If you have old photos that warrant inclusion in a digital archive of Fairfield Church, please contact the office.
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Beriah Hotchkin was a former pastor of the church who published his eulogy of Ethan Osborn, having been induced to do so by the requests of many. Wayne Sparkman of the PCA Historical Center has made available the following digital copy of Hotchkin's book:
P.C.A. Historical Center Article