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Mary Parry Haines

Mary Parry Haines (1826-1884) was a naturalist and paleontologist, known for her contributions to the botany of the central part of Eastern Indiana. She published articles in the fields of Geology and Botany. She also served as the Custodian of the Paleontology Department of the Museum of the Scientific Association of Richmond, Indiana and a member of the Indiana Horticultural Society. Haines' work as a collector of specimens was praised and recognized by other scientists after her death.[1]

Mary Parry Haines
Born(1826-12-24)December 24, 1826
Cinnaminson, New Jersey
DiedDecember 8, 1884(1884-12-08) (aged 57)
Burial placeEarlham Cemetery
SpouseJoshua W. Haines
Children3
Parents
  • Letitia Penn Smith
  • John D. Parry

Early and personal life

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Mary Parry was born in December of 1826 in Cinnaminson, Burlington County, New Jersey to Letitia Penn Smith, sister of U.S. Senator Oliver H. Smith, and John D. Parry. She married Joshua W. Haines, a former teacher in Wayne County, Indiana and a successful dry goods merchant in Richmond, Indiana, in 1852. Mary and Joshua had three children together: Letitia, Parry, and Francinia.[1]

Career in science

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As a botanist, Mary, made plant-oriented presentations to various horticultural societies in Indiana.[2][3][4] She was best known for her fossil collections and was named the curator of the paleontological collection in the museum of the Scientific Association of Richmond, Indiana, when it was incorporated in 1875. By 1879, her personal natural history repository comprised over 5,100 specimens that included 1,628 fossils and 1,016 minerals, as well as many shells, corals, and noteworthy botanical specimens from Indiana.[3]

Mary assembled a group of bryophyte/lichen specimens from the Richmond area and judging from the collection dates present on her specimens listed in the iDigBio and SEINet[5] databases, she did most of her collecting during the 1870s. Haines' overall bryophyte/lichen herbarium (composed of her own specimens and others she obtained via exchange) bore collection dates from 1820 to 1879.[1] During her lifetime, Mary published scholarly works on bryophytes, geology, and ferns.[6][7][8][9]

Mary was also a correspondent of William H. Pratt, curator at the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, and was elected a corresponding member of the Academy in 1874. Over time, Mary donated fossils, geological specimens, shells, beads, and other artifacts to the Davenport Academy.[4][10]

Death and burial

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Haines died in 1884 and in buried in Earlham Cemetery in Richmond, Indiana.[11]

Further reading

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Biographies of people who contributed plants to the Putnam Museum Herbarium. Collectors G - M. Plants of Iowa.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Flowers, Seville (1941). "Mary Parry Haines, 1826-1884". Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 51: 78–82. ISSN 2380-7717.
  2. ^ "The Richmond Item". Newspapers.com. 1882-05-15. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ a b "The Richmond Item". Newspapers.com. 1882-10-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ a b "Programme of Indiana Horticultural Society". Muncie Evening Press (Newspapers.com). 1882-11-29. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ "SEINet Portal Network Home". swbiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  6. ^ Society, Indiana Horticultural (1877). Transactions of the Indiana Horticultural Society ...
  7. ^ Meeting, Indiana Horticultural Society (1878). Transactions of the Indiana Horticultural Society, with Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting. Sentinel Company.
  8. ^ Survey, Indiana Geological (1879). Annual Reports of the Geological Survey of Indiana, Made During the Years ... Indianapolis Journal Company.
  9. ^ Meeting, Indiana Horticultural Society (1883). Transactions of the Indiana Horticultural Society for the Year ...: Being the Proceedings of the ... Annual Session. W.B. Burford.
  10. ^ Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences.; Sciences, Davenport Academy of Natural (1867). Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences. Vol. v. 1 1867-1876. Davenport, Ia: Academy of Natural Sciences [etc.]
  11. ^ "Locate Burial Site – Earlham Cemetry". Retrieved 2024-10-16.
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