Orlando Ware lived in a house at the corner of Memorial Street and Deerfield’s main street, but he kept a general store on the common from 1802 to 1831. With few exceptions, the Orlando Ware account books are complete from 1803 to 1830. In addition to his role as storekeeper, Ware served as selectman for ten years as well as filling other town offices. He married Deborah Starr (1780-1846) and they had ten children, five of whom lived to adulthood. In 1841 he sold a building lot to his son Edwin at the south end of his homelot; Edwin Ware built a house there in 1842 in the Greek Revival style.