Orange Scott Stearns
1833 - 1870
Company G 29th Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers
Circa 1861

705. Orange Scott⁹ Stearns (Sarah⁸ Fillebrown, Bethuel⁷, James⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Thomas³, Humpfrey² Phillibrowne, Robert¹ ffilebrowne)⁽⁷⁷⁷³⁾ was born in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts February 26, 1835.⁽⁷⁷⁷⁴⁾ Orange died August 25, 1870 in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 35 years of age.⁽⁷⁷⁷⁵⁾

Orange married Ednah Maria Shaw September 5, 1865 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁷⁶⁾ Ednah was born December 28, 1842 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁷⁷⁾ (Additional notes for Ednah Maria Shaw⁽⁷⁷⁷⁸⁾) Ednah died November 5, 1927 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 84 years of age.⁽⁷⁷⁷⁹⁾ When Ednah was age 23 and Orange Scott Stearns was age 31 they became the parents of Arthur Brickman Stearns May 26, 1866 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁸⁰⁾ Ednah, as Orange's wife, resided with him in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts circa 1866.⁽⁷⁷⁸¹⁾ When Ednah was age 25 and Orange Scott Stearns was age 32 they became the parents of Annabel Alden Stearns January 9, 1868 in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee.⁽⁷⁷⁸²⁾ When Ednah was age 27 and Orange Scott Stearns was age 35 they became the parents of Walter Scott Stearns April 16, 1870 in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee.⁽⁷⁷⁸³⁾ Walter rolled off a horsehair sofa when an infant and forever after had a large bump on his head. Periodically he had a violent bloody nose.

Ednah, as Orange's wife, resided with him in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee before May 1870.⁽⁷⁷⁸⁴⁾ Marge Lewis nee Brown reported "the family story was that he and Ednah Maria known as Maria, were living in Jonesboro, Tennessee and Scott wanted to return to Mansfield. He had been quite sickly in the service. Holden (his brother) visited and told him he could return to Mansfield which he did in May 1870."

Ednah, as Orange's wife, resided with him in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts circa May 1870.⁽⁷⁷⁸⁵⁾ Ednah was employed at the U.S. Post Office as the Assistant Postmistress in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts after August 1870.⁽⁷⁷⁸⁶⁾ Maria took this job after the death of her husband. She was the first woman to hold such a position.

Orange, Isaac Stearns, Jr.'s child, resided with Isaac in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts circa 1836.⁽⁷⁷⁸⁷⁾ George, Susannah, Hepsibah, and Orange were born while the family lived in Mansfield the second time.

Orange, Isaac Stearns, Jr.'s child, resided with Isaac in Foxborough, Norfolk County, Massachusetts circa 1838.⁽⁷⁷⁸⁸⁾ Marion was born while the family lived in Foxborough.

Orange, Isaac Stearns, Jr.'s child, resided with Isaac in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts circa 1839.⁽⁷⁷⁸⁹⁾ Ellen was born when the family lived in Mansfield the third time.

This is a bit of history.⁽⁷⁷⁹⁰⁾ The following is from the web site: http://www.octagon.bobanna.com/MA.html Created by R. V. Kline

"The Mansfield hexagon house built in about 1863 by the brothers Orange and George Stearns is located at 82 Stearns Avenue. Two story with a Stucco exterior. The current owner relates the following about the house: "It was built by two brothers, Orange and George Stearns around the time of the civil war. It is made with poured concrete. The walls are well over a foot thick. I do not know if there is any reinforcement, probably not. At the time it was built, the people in the town called it the mud house, because they did not know about cement and thought it would fall down in the first rain storm. At one point in time it had a railing around the roof and the owners kept bees. It has a triangular chimney which also serves as a structural support in the center of the house. I tried to draw a floor plan, but it was not accurate, so I did not include it. It actually has some closet space, which is unusual for houses of that time period, although it's possible that they were added at some time after initial construction. There are no square angles in the house making the floor plan hard to draw from memory. At one point in time it was divided into a 2 family but it has since been converted back to a single family house. It had significant renovation in the 80s with new wiring, plumbing, bathrooms and kitchen and removal of the asbestos shingles. The exterior was then finished with stucco." Old hexagon houses are quite rare. Only a half dozen are known here. The appeal and promotion of octagon houses did not seem to extend to hexagon houses. The current owner supplies the following photographs. As can be seen in the 1978 photo, the stucco is actually white, although it appears pink in many of the photographs. Source: Doug Shepard, the current owner, supplied all of the information and photos.: An aerial view of the house can be seen at http://maps.google.com/ when you enter 82 Stearns Avenue Mansfield MA

Orange served in the military circa 1865.⁽⁷⁷⁹¹⁾ When Orange was age 31 and Ednah Maria Shaw was age 23 they became the parents of Arthur Brickman Stearns May 26, 1866 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁹²⁾ Orange resided in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts circa 1866.⁽⁷⁷⁹³⁾ When Orange was age 32 and Ednah Maria Shaw was age 25 they became the parents of Annabel Alden Stearns January 9, 1868 in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee.⁽⁷⁷⁹⁴⁾ When Orange was age 35 and Ednah Maria Shaw was age 27 they became the parents of Walter Scott Stearns April 16, 1870 in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee.⁽⁷⁷⁹⁵⁾ Walter rolled off a horsehair sofa when an infant and forever after had a large bump on his head. Periodically he had a violent bloody nose.

Orange resided in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee before May 1870.⁽⁷⁷⁹⁶⁾ Marge Lewis nee Brown reported "the family story was that he and Ednah Maria known as Maria, were living in Jonesboro, Tennessee and Scott wanted to return to Mansfield. He had been quite sickly in the service. Holden (his brother) visited and told him he could return to Mansfield which he did in May 1870."

Orange resided in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts circa May 1870.⁽⁷⁷⁹⁷⁾ Detail1 unknown. This is a bit of history.⁽⁷⁷⁹⁸⁾ George and his brother Orange built the first 'cement' house in Massachusetts It is still standing (in 2008) on Stearns Ave., Mansfield, MA. It is 6-sided as George believed this shape was conducive to conversation and camaraderie. It was called 'the mud house' by many and is unfortunately painted pink. An aerial view of the house can be seen at http://maps.google.com/ when you enter 82 Stearns Avenue Mansfield MA.

Orange Scott Stearns and Ednah Maria Shaw had the following children:

1136 i. Arthur Brickman¹⁰ Stearns⁽⁷⁷⁹⁹⁾ was born in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts May 26, 1866.⁽⁷⁸⁰⁰⁾ Arthur died December 14, 1954 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, at 88 years of age.⁽⁷⁸⁰¹⁾ Arthur, Orange Scott Stearns's child, resided with Orange in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts circa 1866.⁽⁷⁸⁰²⁾ Arthur, Orange Scott Stearns's child, resided with Orange in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee before May 1870.⁽⁷⁸⁰³⁾ Marge Lewis nee Brown reported "the family story was that he and Ednah Maria known as Maria, were living in Jonesboro, Tennessee and Scott wanted to return to Mansfield. He had been quite sickly in the service. Holden (his brother) visited and told him he could return to Mansfield which he did in May 1870."

Arthur, Orange Scott Stearns's child, resided with Orange in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts circa May 1870.⁽⁷⁸⁰⁴⁾ Arthur graduated from Mass. Institute of Technology date unknown.⁽⁷⁸⁰⁵⁾ Arthur resided in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.⁽⁷⁸⁰⁶⁾ His sister Annabel kept house for him.

Arthur was employed at Bath Iron Works as an engineer in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine date unknown.⁽⁷⁸⁰⁷⁾

1137 ii. Annabel Alden Stearns⁽⁷⁸⁰⁸⁾ was born in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee January 9, 1868.⁽⁷⁸⁰⁹⁾ Annabel died February 4, 1950 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, at 82 years of age.⁽⁷⁸¹⁰⁾ Annabel, Orange Scott Stearns's child, resided with Orange in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee before May 1870.⁽⁷⁸¹¹⁾ Marge Lewis nee Brown reported "the family story was that he and Ednah Maria known as Maria, were living in Jonesboro, Tennessee and Scott wanted to return to Mansfield. He had been quite sickly in the service. Holden (his brother) visited and told him he could return to Mansfield which he did in May 1870."

Annabel, Orange Scott Stearns's child, resided with Orange in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts circa May 1870.⁽⁷⁸¹²⁾ Annabel Alden Stearns Arthur Brickman Stearns's sister lived with Arthur date unknown in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.⁽⁷⁸¹³⁾ His sister Annabel kept house for him.

1138 iii. Walter Scott Stearns⁽⁷⁸¹⁴⁾ was born in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee April 16, 1870.⁽⁷⁸¹⁵⁾ Walter rolled off a horsehair sofa when an infant and forever after had a large bump on his head. Periodically he had a violent bloody nose. Walter died October 6, 1931 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 61 years of age.⁽⁷⁸¹⁶⁾ Walter, Orange Scott Stearns's child, resided with Orange in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee before May 1870.⁽⁷⁸¹⁷⁾ Marge Lewis nee Brown reported "the family story was that he and Ednah Maria known as Maria, were living in Jonesboro, Tennessee and Scott wanted to return to Mansfield. He had been quite sickly in the service. Holden (his brother) visited and told him he could return to Mansfield which he did in May 1870."

Walter, Orange Scott Stearns's child, resided with Orange in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts circa May 1870.⁽⁷⁸¹⁸⁾ Walter, Hepzibah Fillebrown Stearns's nephew, resided with Hepzibah in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁸¹⁹⁾

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