The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-09
EAST WOODBURY. MAN
YOUNGEST REAL SON
William Constant Wheeler's Father
Was a Soldier in the Revolu-
tionary War When But
IA and Was Mar
ried Three
Times.

William Constant Wheeler OF East
Woodbury., said to be the youngest rear
son of the American Revolution, was a
visitor in Barre Thursday during which
time he paid a visit to The Times offlce
IN transact business and to chat about
his connection with the early days OF
the country. He is 70 years OF age ana
IN quite good health.
Il Mr.. Wheeler gets his right to the
title of being real son Of the Amerl'
can Revolution through the particlpa-
ton by his father, Comfort Wheeler, IN
that memorable struggle for independ-
ence of the United States. Comfort
Wheeler was one of family OF !
children and was born in Rehoboth,
Mass, March l5, 1865. While ne was
mere lad the American Revolution
broke out and the struggle continued SO
long that Comfort Wheeler had gained
the stature to match his valor and was
admitted to the ranks of the CONT
mental forces at New York when he
was but Ia years of age. 80, young as
he was. he became full hedged soldier
of the new republic.
Three wears later, when he was II
Comfort Wheeler married Betsey VIII
bur; and they had four sons. Inc
Youngest son of this marriage, Appoius
! fought at the battle OF Plattsburg, ana
he was the father of Eben Wheeler!
who died at the age of 100 years and
of whom it was said that 50 bill
would cover the doctors charges for his
entire life. He, of course, was nephew
of Constant Wheeler, the man VINO was
| in Barre Thursday. Another exponep'
of longevity in the family was a niece
of Constant who died in 1913. at the
, age of l02.
1 But to resume the genealogical re-
search, Constant Wheeler married fof
i his second wife Esther Remission who
by a previous marriage, had son, I'd
| win X. Remission, who lived TO serve IN
two wars the Mexican and the Clya
wars. On the death of the second wife
Comfort Wheeler, then a man OF 10
married Amelia. Ainsworth Of South
woodbury.. Constant WHEELER, The
Times visitor, is the only surviving
member of that union, d'/ghter hav
ing died at the age of l6. The head OF
the household and the participant II
the Revolutionary war, died in his 9Otf
year.
The same militant spirit which dom
MATED Comfort Wheeler dominated Con
slant Wheeler and when the Civil wal
broke out the latter enlisted in thai
war. After the Civil war Constant
Wheeler worked for firm OF churcl
builders in Massachusetts and he love-
TO relate that while working in an edi
fee on Massachusetts, avenue in Cam
bridge, he was nearly killed by a boil
of lightning which struck the churci
and he was laid up for weeks. Return
ing, later, to Vermont, Constant Wheel
err married Agnes Evaline Pierce ant
they had two sons.
Constant Wheeler has been promi
nent in veterans organizations, hav
ling been senior commander OF the g
/ A. r. post of Calais and vice -presiden
of the Washington County Veterans
association. He is also an honorar.
member Of the Sons of the Revolu
tion.
Mr.. Wheeler also has the distinction
of having had living brother, or half
brother. who was SO years his senior
That was while Constant was servin
in the Civil war. Mr.. Wheeler carrie
all these honors easily and is mos
interesting conversationalist.