Morris Charles Phelps

1805 - 1876  (70 years)

• Name	Morris Charles Phelps
  Born	20 Dec 1805	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 May 1876	Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
  Buried	Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
  Person ID	I577	Muse-Nagy
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Spencer Phelps
  Mother	Mary Kenneippe
  Family ID	F344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Laura Clark,   b. 28 Jul 1807,   d. 2 Feb 1842  (Age 34 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1826
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Thompson,   b. 20 Mar 1820, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1896, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States  (Age 75 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1842	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Laura Ann Phelps,   b. 16 Feb 1843, Macedonia, Hancock, Illinois, USA ,   d. 21 Jan 1844  (Age 0 years)   2. Sarah Diantha Phelps,   b. 25 Feb 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States ,   d. 28 Feb 1845  (Age 0 years) + 3. Hyrum Smith Phelps,   b. 26 Feb 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States ,   d. 23 Apr 1926, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States  (Age 80 years) + 4. Martha Ann Phelps,   b. 18 Oct 1848, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States ,   d. 18 Jul 1865  (Age 16 years)   5. Charles Wilkes Phelps,   b. 1852, Alpine, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 1856  (Age 4 years)   6. Amanda Angela Phelps,   b. 27 Apr 1854, Alpine, Utah, Utah, USA   7. Olive Esphena Phelps,   b. 24 Nov 1856, Alpine, Utah, Utah, USA
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Martha Barker
  Married	26 Feb 1848
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Valle Mariah Doyle
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F1135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Dec 1805 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Married - 27 Mar 1842 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Died - 22 May 1876 - Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA Buried - - Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1840 US Census for Morris Phelps Hancock County, Illinois In the household of Morris Phelps: Males under 5: 2 Males 20-29: 1 Males 30-39: 1 Females 5-9:1 Females 10-14: 2 Females 30-39: 1
  		1842 Marriage Record for Morris Phelps and Sarah Thompson Hancock County, Illinois, 23 March 1842 and 27 March 1842 Date of warrant: 23 March 1842 Date of marriage: 27 March 1842 FamilySearch.org, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940
  		1842 Marriage Register of Morris Phelps and Sarah Thompson Hancock County, Illinois, p. 51 Date of license: 23 March 1842 Date of marriage: 27 March 1842 By whom married: Elisha H Groves (Minister of the Gospel) When returned: 9 April 1842 FamilySearch.org, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940
  		1843 Land Grant for Morris Phelps Caldwell County, Missouri, certificate no. 8533 Morris Phelps of Clay County Tract of land: SE1/4 of the NE1/4 and the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 26 in Township 56 North of Range 29 West. Containing 80 acres. U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
  		1850 US Census for Morris Phelps Family Pottawatomie County, Iowa, p. 105 (back) In the household: Morris Phelps, 45, clergyman, born in MA Sarah, 30, born in NY Joseph, 13, born in MA Myrum, 5, born in IL Martha, 2, born in IA Martha, 46, born in NY George Knowthon, 15, born in NY
  		1853 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps Deseret News, 24 November 1853, p. 1 Recounting the History of Joseph Smith, November 1838. Morris Phelps was imprisoned, along with Joseph Smith and others, for treason and murder. Morris Phelps, Parley P. Pratt, Luman Gibbs, Darwin Chase, and Norman Shearer were put into a Richmond jail. Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, and others were sent to Liberty Jail. Newspapers.com
  		1854 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps Deseret News, 16 February 1854, p. 1 Recounting the History of Joseph Smith, April 1839. Only four prisoners remained in the Richmond jail, including Morris Phelps. Those that were let out on bail and banished from the state. Morris Phelps' wife had been with her husband some days but left without him and, along with her little infant, started for Illinois. Only Pratt and Phelps were to have a trial. Newspapers.com
  		1854 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps Deseret News, 30 March 1854, p. 1 Recounting the History of Joseph Smith, May 1839 A bill of indictment was found against Morris Phelps, Parley P. Pratt, Luman Gibbs, and King Follett in Ray County. They were handcuffed together and transported to a new jail. Newspapers.com
  		1854 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps Deseret News, 27 April 1854, p. 1 Recounting the History of Joseph Smith, June 1839 The wife of Morris Phelps traveled with her brother to see her husband at Columbia Jail. Newspapers.com
  		1855 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps Deseret News, 4 April 1855, p. 1 Recounting the History of Joseph Smith, June 1841 Morris Phelps testified in court on behalf of Joseph Smith. Newspapers.com
  		1855 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps Deseret News, 8 August 1855, p. 1 Recounting the History of Joseph Smith, February 1842 On 2 February 1842 Laura Phelps, wife of Morris Phelps, died at age 36. She suffered a lot of abuse by the hands of the enemies of the church. Newspapers.com
  		1860 US Census for Morris Phelps Family Lehi, Utah, Utah, p. 372 In the household: Morris Phelps, 54, lawyer, born in MA Sarah, 40, born in NY Jos^h M, 23, born in MA Hyrum, 14, born in IL Martha Baker, 60, born in NH Maria Doile, 49, born in Can Martha A Phelps, 12, born in IA Amanda, 7, born in UT Olive, 4, born in UT
  		1869 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps Deseret News, 17 February 1869, p. 8 Morris Phelps sent a letter detailing what was happening in Montpelier. Newspapers.com
  		1870 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps Deseret News, 19 January 1870, p. 6 Morris Phelps sent a letter detailing what was happening in Montpelier. Newspapers.com
  		1870 US Census for Morris Phelps Family Montpelier, Rich, Utah, p. 418 In the household: Morris Phelps, 64, carpenter, born in MA Sarah, 50, born in NY Olive, 13, born in UT Martha, 72, born in NH
  		1870 US Census for Morris Phelps Family Montpelier, Oneida, Idaho, p. 165 In the household: Morris Phelps, 64, carpenter, born in MA Sarah, 41, born in NY Martha, 76, born in NH Mariah, 51, born in Canada Olivia, 14, born in UT John Steven, 21, born in IA Julia, 9, born in UT
  		1871 Newspaper Article for Morris Phelps The Ogden Junction, 7 January 1871, p. 5 Morris Phelps sent a letter detailing what was happening in Montpelier. Newspapers.com

  
  

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• Notes

  Profession: Farmer and Sawmill Operator