.
Family Haines was the daughter of Robert Bowne (1744–1818), founder of
Bowne & Co., and his wife Elizabeth (Hartshorne) Bowne. She grew up at the historic
John Bowne House in
Flushing, Queens, New York, which was built by her ancestor
John Bowne (1627–1695), the
Quaker reformer.
George Fox preached in the garden of the Bowne House in 1672. She married
Reuben Haines III (1786–1831), the Quaker scientist and social reformer, in New York on May 12, 1812. They would have nine children: • Sarah Minturn Haines (b. March 30, 1812) • Margaret Haines • Elizabeth Bowne Haines (1817–1891) • John Smith Haines (1820–1850) • Hannah Haines (1822–1882) • Sarah Haines, died in infancy • Robert Bowne (1827–1895) • Margaret "Meta" Haines (1830–1878) • Jane Reuben Haines (1832–1911), inherited Wyck after her mother's death. == Wyck Rose Garden ==