Barbara Heck

BARBARA (Heck), 1734 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 August. 1804 at Augusta Township Upper Canada.

The majority of times subjects have participated at important occasions and had unique thoughts or opinions which are documented in writing. Barbara Heck did not leave no written or personal notes. Even the proof of the date of her wedding was secondary. The primary documents that were used by Heck to explain the reasons behind her actions and motives have been not available. In spite of this she gained fame during the early days of Methodism. This is an example where the purpose of the biography is to debunk the legend or myth and, if it can be accomplished, to describe the person that was immortalized.

Abel Stevens, Methodist historian from 1866. The development of Methodism within the United States has now indisputably made the modest name of Barbara Heck first on the listing of women who have been included in the ecclesiastical history of the New World. In order to understand the importance of her name it is essential to take a look at the extensive background of the Movement with which she'll always be a part of. Barbara Heck was involved fortuitously in the inception of Methodism in the United States and Canada and her reputation is built on the inherent tendency of a highly effective organization or group to highlight its early days so that it can strengthen its traditionalism and connection to its past.