Barbara Heck

BARBARA(Heck) born 1734 in Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland), 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 which four lived to adulthood and died. 17 Aug. 1804 Augusta Township Upper Canada.

In normal circumstances, the individual who is being profiled may have been a major person in a noteworthy event or made a unique statement or proposal which was documented. Barbara Heck left neither letters or declarations. Actually, the most evidence available for matters like the date of Barbara Heck's marriage is from second-hand sources. There is no primary source that could be used to trace Barbara Heck's motives or activities during most of her lifetime. However, she has become heroized in the beginning of North American Methodism time. The job for the biographers to define and define the myth for this particular case and also to show the person who was part of the story.

The Methodist historian Abel Stevens wrote in 1866. Barbara Heck's modest name has become the first name in the ecclesiastical histories of New World because of the growth of Methodism. Her record is based more upon the importance of the cause that she is involved in than on her personal circumstances. Barbara Heck, who was fortunate to be involved in the creation of Methodism across America as well as Canada, is a woman who's popularity stems from the trend that an established institution or movement would be able to celebrate their roots to enhance their sense of continuity and history.