Hannah Blakeslee Finch was the daughter of Mary Blakesley and Daniel Finch. Hannah married Edwin Parker Merriam on November 6, 1831 in Watertown, Connecticut. They had the following children: Amasa Edwin Merriam born October 25, 1832; Joseph Newell Merriam born February 13, 1838 and George Francis Merriam born August 20, 1841.
Edwin died on September 14, 1842.
She next married Isaac Morley. She was his second wife after Lucy Gunn. Isaac and Hannah married in 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They had the following children: Joseph Lamoni Morley born July 15, 1845; Simeon Thomas Morley born June 12, 1849 and Mary Leonora Morley born March 26, 1852
A statue was made after Hannah's image to represent the common lives of many pioneer women who made the tremendous sacrifices in settling the state of Utah. Her first husband and two infant sons died before leaving Nauvoo, Illinois with the pioneers. In 1844 she became the second wife of Isaac Morley. She gave birth to another son, but he also died and was buried in Nauvoo. Hannah traveled with the Latter-Day Saints to Winter Quaters, Iowa where she gave birth to another son, Simeon. They crossed the plains in the Brigham Young Wagon Company and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 22, 1848. Hannah was one of the few people to keep a diary while crossing the plains.
In 1849 her husband, Isaac was called by Brigham Young to lead a group of 224 people to settle Manti, Utah. They arrived in mid-November and spent a very cold, hard winter where they lived in dug-outs in the side of the hill and in the back of the wagons. In the spring when the ground unthawed, hundreds of rattlesnakes slithered out from the side of the hill and into the dugouts. The screams of the settlers were heard by the nearby Ute Indians who came to their rescue and helped to kill over 500 rattlesnakes in exchange for the skins and meat of the snakes.
While the Indians were sometimes their friends, the settlers also suffered many troubles with them. One day Chief Walkara(Chief Walker) surrounded Manti with a band of 500 warriors and demanded custody of Hannah's baby. If the baby wasn't handed over he threatened to burn and kill the villagers. Knowing the Indians were fully capable of such a threat, Hannah handed over her baby. The parents spent a sleepless night in fasting and prayer. The next day Chief Walker returned to the fort gate with baby Simeon. He was dressed in complete Indian costume including colorful beaded Mocassins and with his body stained brown. He said, "Your squaw feel bad. I bring him back." The statue "Reunion" is of Hannah Morley and her child, Simeon at his return.
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DIED At Manti, Sanpete Co., U.T., April 16th, of inflammation of the lungs, MRS. HANNAH B. MORLEY, aged 63 years and 27 days.
Deceased was born at Woodbridge, New Haven Co., Conn. March 19th, 1811; baptized in 1837, at Strongville, Ohio; moved with her husband, Edwin P. Mirriam, in the Kirtland Camp, in 1838, as far as Springfield, Illinois; in 1841 moved to Nauvoo at which place her first husband died in 1842; emigrated to Utah with her second husband, Patriarch Isaac Morley in 1848 moved to Sanpete Co., in the Spring of 1850, in which county she resided the most of the time till her death. She lived and died in full faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and of a glorious resurrection with the just.
Deseret News
20 May 1874
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Edwin died on September 14, 1842.
She next married Isaac Morley. She was his second wife after Lucy Gunn. Isaac and Hannah married in 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They had the following children: Joseph Lamoni Morley born July 15, 1845; Simeon Thomas Morley born June 12, 1849 and Mary Leonora Morley born March 26, 1852
A statue was made after Hannah's image to represent the common lives of many pioneer women who made the tremendous sacrifices in settling the state of Utah. Her first husband and two infant sons died before leaving Nauvoo, Illinois with the pioneers. In 1844 she became the second wife of Isaac Morley. She gave birth to another son, but he also died and was buried in Nauvoo. Hannah traveled with the Latter-Day Saints to Winter Quaters, Iowa where she gave birth to another son, Simeon. They crossed the plains in the Brigham Young Wagon Company and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 22, 1848. Hannah was one of the few people to keep a diary while crossing the plains.
In 1849 her husband, Isaac was called by Brigham Young to lead a group of 224 people to settle Manti, Utah. They arrived in mid-November and spent a very cold, hard winter where they lived in dug-outs in the side of the hill and in the back of the wagons. In the spring when the ground unthawed, hundreds of rattlesnakes slithered out from the side of the hill and into the dugouts. The screams of the settlers were heard by the nearby Ute Indians who came to their rescue and helped to kill over 500 rattlesnakes in exchange for the skins and meat of the snakes.
While the Indians were sometimes their friends, the settlers also suffered many troubles with them. One day Chief Walkara(Chief Walker) surrounded Manti with a band of 500 warriors and demanded custody of Hannah's baby. If the baby wasn't handed over he threatened to burn and kill the villagers. Knowing the Indians were fully capable of such a threat, Hannah handed over her baby. The parents spent a sleepless night in fasting and prayer. The next day Chief Walker returned to the fort gate with baby Simeon. He was dressed in complete Indian costume including colorful beaded Mocassins and with his body stained brown. He said, "Your squaw feel bad. I bring him back." The statue "Reunion" is of Hannah Morley and her child, Simeon at his return.
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DIED At Manti, Sanpete Co., U.T., April 16th, of inflammation of the lungs, MRS. HANNAH B. MORLEY, aged 63 years and 27 days.
Deceased was born at Woodbridge, New Haven Co., Conn. March 19th, 1811; baptized in 1837, at Strongville, Ohio; moved with her husband, Edwin P. Mirriam, in the Kirtland Camp, in 1838, as far as Springfield, Illinois; in 1841 moved to Nauvoo at which place her first husband died in 1842; emigrated to Utah with her second husband, Patriarch Isaac Morley in 1848 moved to Sanpete Co., in the Spring of 1850, in which county she resided the most of the time till her death. She lived and died in full faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and of a glorious resurrection with the just.
Deseret News
20 May 1874
Provided by "For Get Me Not"
Hannah Blakeslee Finch was the daughter of Mary Blakesley and Daniel Finch. Hannah married Edwin Parker Merriam on November 6, 1831 in Watertown, Connecticut. They had the following children: Amasa Edwin Merriam born October 25, 1832; Joseph Newell Merriam born February 13, 1838 and George Francis Merriam born August 20, 1841.
Edwin died on September 14, 1842.
She next married Isaac Morley. She was his second wife after Lucy Gunn. Isaac and Hannah married in 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They had the following children: Joseph Lamoni Morley born July 15, 1845; Simeon Thomas Morley born June 12, 1849 and Mary Leonora Morley born March 26, 1852
A statue was made after Hannah's image to represent the common lives of many pioneer women who made the tremendous sacrifices in settling the state of Utah. Her first husband and two infant sons died before leaving Nauvoo, Illinois with the pioneers. In 1844 she became the second wife of Isaac Morley. She gave birth to another son, but he also died and was buried in Nauvoo. Hannah traveled with the Latter-Day Saints to Winter Quaters, Iowa where she gave birth to another son, Simeon. They crossed the plains in the Brigham Young Wagon Company and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 22, 1848. Hannah was one of the few people to keep a diary while crossing the plains.
In 1849 her husband, Isaac was called by Brigham Young to lead a group of 224 people to settle Manti, Utah. They arrived in mid-November and spent a very cold, hard winter where they lived in dug-outs in the side of the hill and in the back of the wagons. In the spring when the ground unthawed, hundreds of rattlesnakes slithered out from the side of the hill and into the dugouts. The screams of the settlers were heard by the nearby Ute Indians who came to their rescue and helped to kill over 500 rattlesnakes in exchange for the skins and meat of the snakes.
While the Indians were sometimes their friends, the settlers also suffered many troubles with them. One day Chief Walkara(Chief Walker) surrounded Manti with a band of 500 warriors and demanded custody of Hannah's baby. If the baby wasn't handed over he threatened to burn and kill the villagers. Knowing the Indians were fully capable of such a threat, Hannah handed over her baby. The parents spent a sleepless night in fasting and prayer. The next day Chief Walker returned to the fort gate with baby Simeon. He was dressed in complete Indian costume including colorful beaded Mocassins and with his body stained brown. He said, "Your squaw feel bad. I bring him back." The statue "Reunion" is of Hannah Morley and her child, Simeon at his return.
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DIED At Manti, Sanpete Co., U.T., April 16th, of inflammation of the lungs, MRS. HANNAH B. MORLEY, aged 63 years and 27 days.
Deceased was born at Woodbridge, New Haven Co., Conn. March 19th, 1811; baptized in 1837, at Strongville, Ohio; moved with her husband, Edwin P. Mirriam, in the Kirtland Camp, in 1838, as far as Springfield, Illinois; in 1841 moved to Nauvoo at which place her first husband died in 1842; emigrated to Utah with her second husband, Patriarch Isaac Morley in 1848 moved to Sanpete Co., in the Spring of 1850, in which county she resided the most of the time till her death. She lived and died in full faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and of a glorious resurrection with the just.
Deseret News
20 May 1874
Provided by "For Get Me Not"
Edwin died on September 14, 1842.
She next married Isaac Morley. She was his second wife after Lucy Gunn. Isaac and Hannah married in 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They had the following children: Joseph Lamoni Morley born July 15, 1845; Simeon Thomas Morley born June 12, 1849 and Mary Leonora Morley born March 26, 1852
A statue was made after Hannah's image to represent the common lives of many pioneer women who made the tremendous sacrifices in settling the state of Utah. Her first husband and two infant sons died before leaving Nauvoo, Illinois with the pioneers. In 1844 she became the second wife of Isaac Morley. She gave birth to another son, but he also died and was buried in Nauvoo. Hannah traveled with the Latter-Day Saints to Winter Quaters, Iowa where she gave birth to another son, Simeon. They crossed the plains in the Brigham Young Wagon Company and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 22, 1848. Hannah was one of the few people to keep a diary while crossing the plains.
In 1849 her husband, Isaac was called by Brigham Young to lead a group of 224 people to settle Manti, Utah. They arrived in mid-November and spent a very cold, hard winter where they lived in dug-outs in the side of the hill and in the back of the wagons. In the spring when the ground unthawed, hundreds of rattlesnakes slithered out from the side of the hill and into the dugouts. The screams of the settlers were heard by the nearby Ute Indians who came to their rescue and helped to kill over 500 rattlesnakes in exchange for the skins and meat of the snakes.
While the Indians were sometimes their friends, the settlers also suffered many troubles with them. One day Chief Walkara(Chief Walker) surrounded Manti with a band of 500 warriors and demanded custody of Hannah's baby. If the baby wasn't handed over he threatened to burn and kill the villagers. Knowing the Indians were fully capable of such a threat, Hannah handed over her baby. The parents spent a sleepless night in fasting and prayer. The next day Chief Walker returned to the fort gate with baby Simeon. He was dressed in complete Indian costume including colorful beaded Mocassins and with his body stained brown. He said, "Your squaw feel bad. I bring him back." The statue "Reunion" is of Hannah Morley and her child, Simeon at his return.
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DIED At Manti, Sanpete Co., U.T., April 16th, of inflammation of the lungs, MRS. HANNAH B. MORLEY, aged 63 years and 27 days.
Deceased was born at Woodbridge, New Haven Co., Conn. March 19th, 1811; baptized in 1837, at Strongville, Ohio; moved with her husband, Edwin P. Mirriam, in the Kirtland Camp, in 1838, as far as Springfield, Illinois; in 1841 moved to Nauvoo at which place her first husband died in 1842; emigrated to Utah with her second husband, Patriarch Isaac Morley in 1848 moved to Sanpete Co., in the Spring of 1850, in which county she resided the most of the time till her death. She lived and died in full faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and of a glorious resurrection with the just.
Deseret News
20 May 1874
Provided by "For Get Me Not"
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