Barbara Heck

RUCKLE, BARBARA (Heck) b. 1734 Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland), 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 August. 1804 Augusta Township Upper Canada.

Most of the time, the subject has participated at important occasions and shared unique ideas or thoughts which are documented in writing. Barbara Heck however left no notes or letters, and any evidence of such since the day of her wedding is merely secondary. It's impossible to determine the motives of Barbara Heck and her behavior throughout her life from primary sources. She has nevertheless become an iconic figure in the early years of North American Methodism theology. It's the job of the biographer to describe the legend in this case, as well as to present the person who is portrayed in it.

Abel Stevens, Methodist historian from 1866. The growth of Methodism in the United States has now indisputably made the modest Barbara Heck's name Barbara Heck first on the listing of women who have been included that have been a part of the ecclesiastical story of the New World. The reason for this is that the history of Barbara Heck is predominantly based upon her contribution to the great cause, and her name remains forever connected. Barbara Heck, who was without intention a part of the founding of Methodism as well as in Canada, is a woman who is famous because of the trend for an organization or movement to celebrate its origins to reinforce the sense of permanence and continuity.