Named after the town in Connecticut. A few settlers, actually tenants, made the future town their home before the American Revolution, but the major influx occurred after 1785, mainly from New England. The town was established from part of the Town of Norway in 1796. From 1802 to 1901, the Fairfield Academy offered secondary and higher education at its campus in the hamlet of Fairfield. From 1812 until 1841, the Fairfield Medical College, a division of the academy, trained medical practitioners, including Marcus Whitman. \\\\\ citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield,_New_York