Barbara Heck

BARBARA RUCKLE (Heck). 1734 Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland), daughter of Bastian (Sebastian) Ruckle and Margaret Embury m. 1760 Paul Heck in Ireland and they had seven kids of whom four survived infancy d. 17 Aug. 1804 in Augusta Township Upper Canada.

The person who is the subject of the biography is usually someone who played significant roles in a number of things that have left an impact on the society or has made unique ideas and proposals, which are documented in some method. Barbara Heck did not leave writings or letters. Even the proof of the day she married was secondary. There aren't any original sources that can reconstruct her motives and her actions throughout most of her life. It is still an important figure for the beginning of Methodism. Biographers must establish the mythology, define the story and identify the individual who is enshrined within.

Abel Stevens, Methodist historian in 1866. The development of Methodism in the United States has now indisputably put the names of Barbara Heck first on the list of women that have been a part of the ecclesiastical story of the New World. The reason for this is that the history of Barbara Heck has to be mostly based on her contributions to the greater cause and her name remains forever connected. Barbara Heck, who was not in the least involved in the beginning of Methodism both in the United States and Canada, is a woman known for her fame due to the tendency of a successful institution or movement to exalt the roots of its founding to enhance its belief in the continuity and history.