Barbara Heck

BARBARA(Heck) born 1734 in the town of Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland) and daughter of Bastian Ruckle and Margaret Embury. 1734, in Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland), daughter of Bastian (Sebastian) Ruckle and Margaret Embury m. 1760 Paul Heck in Ireland and they had seven children of who four were born and survived to. 17 Aug. 1804 in Augusta Township Upper Canada.

In general, the person who is featured in the biography is involved in significant incidents or offered unique thoughts or suggestions that have been documented in written format. Barbara Heck however left no documents or correspondence, so any evidence of such since the date of her marriage has no significance. It is not possible to find a primary source that can be used to reconstruct Barbara Heck's motives or actions through the majority of her time. But she is an iconic figure in the early years of North American Methodism historical. It is the task of the biographer to clarify and define the myth in this case, as well as to present the actual person included within the myth.

Abel Stevens was a Methodist scholar and writer in 1866. Barbara Heck is now unquestionably one of the pioneer women in the historical record of New World ecclesiastical women, because of the advancements that was made through Methodism. Her reputation is more based upon the importance of the cause that she was associated with than her personal life. Barbara Heck's contribution to the beginning of Methodism was an unlucky coincidence. Her fame is due in part to the fact it's been a common practice for incredibly successful movements or establishments to give glory to their roots, so as to maintain ties with the old.