Barbara Heck

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

The person who is the subject of the biography typically an individual who has had an important role in the events that have had a lasting impact on society or had unique ideas and proposals, which are documented in some way. Barbara Heck has left no documents or letters. Her marriage date was, for instance, unsupported by evidence. Through the entirety of her life as an adult, there are no primary sources that can be used to determine her intentions and actions. In spite of this she was a cult figure at the dawn of Methodism. The biographer's job is to identify the myth and explain it and if possible to describe the person who is enshrined within the myth.

Abel Stevens was a Methodist scholar who wrote in 1866. Barbara Heck's modest name has now been firmly placed first on the list of women who have been a major contributor to the life of the church within New World history. This has been caused by the expansion of Methodism in and around the United States. Her record is based more on the significance of the cause that she has been associated with than her personal life. Barbara Heck was involved fortuitously in the inception of Methodism throughout Canada and the United States and Canada and her reputation is built on the natural nature of an extremely effective organization or group to highlight its early days in order to strengthen the sense of tradition as well as continuity with its past.