Barbara Heck

BARBARA Ruckle (Heck). 1734 in Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland) She was the daughter of Bastian (Sebastian) Ruckle and Margaret Embury m. 1760 Paul Heck in Ireland and they had seven children, of which four lived to adulthood and died. 17 Aug. 1804 Augusta Township Upper Canada.

A biography typically includes a subject who was an important participant of significant events, or made unique statements or comments that were recorded. Barbara Heck however left no letters or statements indeed there is no evidence to support such claims since when she got married is not the most important. No primary source exists that can be utilized to determine Barbara Heck's motives, or her behavior throughout her lifetime. But she is heroized in the beginning of North American Methodism history. It's the responsibility of the biographer to describe and define the myth in this case, and then to attempt to depict the real person who was enshrined in.

A report by the Methodist historian Abel Stevens wrote in 1866. Barbara Heck, a humble woman from the New World who is credited with the growth of Methodism throughout the United States, has undoubtedly been a leader in the ecclesiastical history of the New World. Her accomplishments are based more on the importance of the cause that she was connected to than the personal lives. Barbara Heck, who was unintentionally involved in the founding of Methodism both in the United States and Canada she is one of the women known for her fame due to the tendency of a successful organisation or movement to praise its roots to strengthen the sense of the continuity and history.