Wheeler, Artemas, 1795-1822.

Artemas Wheeler was born July 5, 1795 in Barre, Vermont. Originally from Grafton, Mass., his father Gardner, and uncle Dodge, were among the earliest settlers of Barre. In (or around) 1809 Artemas was sent to Grafton, Mass. to live with his grandfather, Jonathan Wheeler. He attended nearby Leicester Academy and continued his studies there at least through 1813. By 1816 Wheeler had moved on to study at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He finished his studies and, in December of 1817, moved to Burlington, Vt., where he found employment in the law office of Charles Adams. Wheeler was admitted to the bar three years later, and had opened his own practice by March of 1821. Artemas Wheeler died February 11, 1822, in Barre.