Isaac Morley

Isaac Morley
First Counselor to the Bishop of the Church
June 3, 1831 (1831-06-03)[1] – May 27, 1840 (1840-05-27)
Called by	Edward Partridge
End reason	Honorably released at death of Edward Partridge
Leader of Sanpete Mormon Colony
In office
1849 – 1854
Personal details
Born	(1786-03-11)March 11, 1786 Montague, Massachusetts, United States
Died	June 24, 1865(1865-06-24) (aged 79) Fairview, Utah Territory, United States
Resting place	Manti Cemetery 39°16′35″N 111°37′58″W / 39.2764°N 111.6328°W / 39.2764; -111.6328 (Manti Cemetery)
Spouse(s)	Lucy Gunn Leonora Snow Hannah Blakesley Hannah Knight Libby Harriet Lucinda Cox Hannah Sibley Nancy Anne Bache

Isaac Morley (March 11, 1786 – June 24, 1865) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and a contemporary of both Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. He was one of the first converts to Smith's Church of Christ. Morley was present at many of the early events of the Latter Day Saint movement, and served as a church leader in Ohio, Missouri, and Utah Territory.

Morley was born on March 11, 1786, in Montague, Massachusetts^[2] to Thomas E. Morley and Editha Morley (née Marsh). His parents were members of the Presbyterian faith. Morley served in the War of 1812 from 1812–15, holding the position of captain in the Ohio militia.^[3]

In 1812, Morley married Lucy Gunn,^[2] with whom he had seven children. Some years after becoming a member of the church in 1830, he practiced plural marriage, taking Leonora Snow (the older sister of Lorenzo and Eliza R. Snow) and Hannah Blakesley (also found as Blaixly or Blakeslee) as his second and third wife in 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He had three children with Blakesley. His other wives included Hannah Knight Libby, Harriet Lucinda Cox, Hannah Sibley, and Nancy Anne Bache (also found as Back).