Morchal was born in 1856. Morchal's father was Yankel SZEPS and his mother was Szejwa. His paternal grandparents were Itzhak (Isaac) SZEPS and Tila. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Chemja, Szmuel, Josef, Aba, Radjzi, Czarna and Ruchi. He was the third youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 64 in 1920.