Haight, Isaac Chauncey, 1813-1886

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Born in New York, joined the LDS Church in 1839, and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1842. Crossed plains to Utah in 1847. He was involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, but makes no mention of it.

From the description of Diary, 1842-1862. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122623814

Mormon leader in southern Utah.

From the description of People of the United States in Utah Territory vs. Isaac C. Haight, 1874-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122606123

Isaac Chauncey Haight (1813-1886) was an early convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He traveled with the Mormons as a pioneer as they traveled to Utah. Brigham Young sent Haight on a three-year mission to England, where part of his duties included studying iron making. Upon his return Haight was made president of the "Iron Mission" in Cedar City. He served as the town's mayor and as an important church leader. His alleged involvement in the Mountain Meadows Massacre and his practice of polygamy forced him to flee from Federal officers and become an exile late in life. While a fugitive Haight assumed the name Horton (his mother's maiden surname) and freighted material for the construction of the St. George temple.

From the guide to the Isaac Chauncey Haight papers, 1842-1871, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

Isaac Chauncey Haight was born in Windham, New York, on May 27, 1813. He originally worked on his family's farm, but a severe case of pneumonia in his early twenties damaged his lungs and he gave up farming for a teaching career in Moravia, New York. In 1838 he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in 1842 moved with his family to Nauvoo, Illinois. He briefly served as a bodyguard for Joseph Smith before joining the Nauvoo Legion. Following Smith's death, Haight followed the Mormons to Winter Quarters, Nebraska, in 1846, and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Haight served on a mission in England from 1850-1853, and on his return to Utah was placed in charge of the Deseret Iron Works in Iron County. He was involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857, for which he was investigated and excommunicated from the Mormon Church in 1870 (he was reinstated in 1874). Haight served on the Hole-in-the-Rock expedition, but was still sought by secular authorities for Mountain Meadows and left Utah for Mexico and later Arizona, where he died on September 8, 1886.

From the description of Diary of Isaac Chauncey Haight, 1842-1850. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 658045411

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referencedIn Program for portrait unveiling Isaac Haight, 1983. US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento
creatorOf MS 1951, Hamblin, Jacob 1819-1886. Jacob Hamblin papers 1850-1877 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn MS 18694, Smith, Joseph Fielding 1876-1972. Cox, Haight, and Chatterly family correspondence 1910-1972 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn MS 2674, Carleton, James Henry 1814-1873. Collected material concerning the Mountain Meadows Massacre 1859-1961 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Cook, Lyndon W. Lyndon W. Cook research collection on Thomas L. Kane, 1845-1979. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Short history of Isaac Haight. US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento
creatorOf MS 6104, Taylor, John 1808-1887. Missionary reports 1831-1900 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
creatorOf Isaac Chauncey Haight papers, 1842-1871 J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division
referencedIn MS 18648, Bennion, Samuel Otis 1874-1945. Haight family papers 1875; 1900-1973 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Dame, William Horne, 1819-1884. Utah Territorial Militia (Nauvoo Legion), Iron County Militia Roster, 1857 June. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Haight, Isaac Chauncey, 1813-1886. People of the United States in Utah Territory vs. Isaac C. Haight, 1874-1893. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Haight, Isaac Chauncey, 1813-1886. Diary of Isaac Chauncey Haight, 1842-1850. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Palmer, William R. Men you should know : Issac C. Haight, 1943. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Haight, Isaac C. Isaac C. Haight journal. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf MS 1322, Smith, George Albert 1817-1875. George A. Smith papers 1834-1877 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
creatorOf MS 1284, Richards, Levi 1799-1876. Levi Richards papers 1837-1867 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
creatorOf Haight, Isaac Chauncey, 1813-1886. Journal of Isaac C. Haight. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
referencedIn Edwards, William. Affadavit, May 14, 1924. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
referencedIn Woolley, Caroline Keturah Parry. Biography of Isaac C. Haight. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
referencedIn Photograph of Isaac Chauncey Haight, before 1886. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Haight, Isaac Chauncey, 1813-1886. Diary, 1842-1862. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
referencedIn MS 17201, Higbee, Florence Spilsbury 1891-1986. John M. Higbee and Mountain Meadows Massacre papers circa 1860-1958 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
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Cedar City (Utah)
Iron County (Utah)
Iron County (Utah)
Cedar City (Utah)
Winter Quarters (Neb.)
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Iron County (Utah)
Nauvoo (Ill.)
Cedar City (Utah)
Great Britain
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Birth 1813-05-27

Death 1886-09-08

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