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Morey, George
Biography
30 Nov. 1803–15 Dec. 1875. Farmer. Born at Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York. Son of William Morey and Anda Martin. Moved to Collinsville, Butler Co., Ohio, 1814. Married Sylvia Butterfield, 29 Oct. 1825, at Butler Co. Moved to Vermillion Co., Illinois, 1831. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1833. Located in Clay Co., Missouri, 1834; in Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1835–1836; and in Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, by Aug. 1837. Member of Zion high council in Far West, 1837–1838. Participated in skirmish at Crooked River, near Ray Co., Missouri, 25 Oct. 1838. Returned to Vermillion Co., by June 1840. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1841. Ordained a high priest, 1841. Constable in Nauvoo, 1841. Member of Nauvoo Legion. Supported Sidney Rigdon as successor to JS. Moved to Brown Co., Illinois, late 1844; to DeKalb Co., Illinois, 1849; and to Whiteside Co., Illinois, 1851. Settled at Hamilton Township, Decatur Co., Iowa, 1852. Presided over Little River branch of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in Pleasanton, Decatur Co., 1859. Died near Pleasanton.
Links
papers
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Elders’ Journal, July 1838
- Account, 19 December 1842 [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- Account, 25 December 1842 [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- Appointments of Dimick B. Huntington and Others, 1 March 1841
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, between 20 and circa 26 December 1842 [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- Docket Entry, circa 16 July 1842 [ Parker v. S. Foster ]
- Docket Entry, circa 25 July 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Little ]
- Execution, 25 July 1842 [ Parker v. S. Foster ]
- Execution, 26 December 1842 [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Introduction to Canfield v. Morey
- Introduction to Parker v. S. Foster
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Little
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
- Joseph Smith’s Store Daybook A, January–July 1842
- Journal, 1835–1836
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Kirtland Elders’ Certificates
- Land Survey, May–July 1838
- Letter from Thomas B. Marsh, 15 February 1838
- Letter to Wilford Woodruff, circa 18 June 1838
- License Record Book
- License for George Morey, 22 April 1836
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Minute Book 1
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes, 1 January 1842
- Minutes, 1 March 1841
- Minutes, 12 April 1838
- Minutes, 13 April 1838
- Minutes, 14 April 1838
- Minutes, 15 March 1838
- Minutes, 16 May 1836
- Minutes, 1 March 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 24 March 1838
- Minutes, 28 April 1838, as Reported by Ebenezer Robinson
- Minutes, 4 December 1841
- Minutes, 6 April 1838
- Minutes, 7 November 1837
- Minutes, 8 March 1841
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book A, 1840–1843
- Petition from Albert P. Rockwood and Others, 18 July 1842
- Petition from Charles C. Rich and Others, 12 February 1841
- Petition from David Clough and Others, 11 February 1842
- Poll Record, Nauvoo Legion, 13 August 1842
- Statement, 19 December 1842 [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- Subpoena, 20 December 1842 [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- Subpoena, 25 July 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Little ]
- Summons, 20 December 1842–A [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- Summons, 20 December 1842–B [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Transcript of Proceedings, Treason, 6 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 21 July 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Little ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- Gender
- Male