Barbara Heck

RUCKLE BARBARA (Heck) b. Bastian Ruckle and Margaret Embury had a daughter named Barbara (Heck) born 1734. In 1760 she married Paul Heck and together they have seven children. Four of them survived to adulthood.

The typical biography includes the person who played an active role in the organization of significant events, or who made distinctive statements or suggestions that were documented. Barbara Heck, on the other hand, left no writings or statements. The evidence of such details as the date she got married marriage, is only secondary. There are no surviving original sources that can reconstruct her motives and her behavior throughout her lifetime. However, she is a heroic figure in the early period of Methodism in North America. This is an example where the biography's job is to dispel the legend or myth and, if that can be achieved, identify the true person who was inscribed.

It was the Methodist historian Abel Stevens wrote in 1866. Barbara Heck's modest name has now been firmly placed first on the listing of women who have made a significant contribution to ecclesiastical life in New World history. This was because of the rise of Methodism in the United States. Her reputation is more based on the importance of the cause she is involved in than on her personal life. Barbara Heck played a lucky role in the birth of Methodism, both in North America as well as Canada. She is famous for the way that successful organizations and movements tend to celebrate their beginnings.