Barbara Heck

BARBARA(Heck) born 1734 in Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland), daughter of Bastian Ruckle 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 whom four survived infancy d. 17 August. 1804 in Augusta Township Upper Canada.

The subject of the biography typically a person who has played significant roles in a number of events that have had a lasting impact on society or has made innovative ideas or proposals which are subsequently documented in some method. Barbara Heck however left no documents or correspondence, so there is no evidence to support such claims in relation to the date of her marriage is not the most important. No primary source exists that could be used to trace Barbara Heck's motives and the actions she took during her life. Despite this, she is regarded as a hero in the history of Methodism. Biographers must establish the myth, describe the meaning and then describe the person who is enshrined within.

A report by the Methodist historian Abel Stevens wrote in 1866. Barbara Heck, a humble woman who was from in the New World who is credited for the development of Methodism throughout all of the United States, has undoubtedly risen to first place in ecclesiastical histories of New World. In order to understand the importance of her name it is essential to examine the lengthy background of the Movement that she is and will continue to be associated. Barbara Heck, who was unintentionally involved in the founding of Methodism both in the United States and Canada She is one of those women known for her fame due to the trend for an institution or movement to exalt its origins to reinforce its sense of the continuity and history.