Barbara Heck

Ruckle, Barbara (Heck) b. 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 typical biography includes the person who played an active role in the organization of important events or who made distinctive statements or comments that were recorded. Barbara Heck did not leave any letters or written statements. In fact, the evidence for the date her marriage was not important. The primary documents that were used by Heck to explain her motivations and actions have been not available. Despite this, she became a legendary figure at the dawn of Methodism. The job of a biographer is to provide an account of and explanation for the myth as well as identify if there is a real person hidden within it.

Abel Stevens, Methodist historian from 1866. Barbara Heck is now unquestionably the first woman to be included in the time of New World ecclesiastical women, due to the advances made by Methodism. Her accomplishments must chiefly consist of the creation of her most valuable name based on the history of the great reason for which her name will be forever linked more from the history of her personal life. Barbara Heck, who was not in the least involved in the beginning of Methodism both in America and Canada, is a woman whose fame stems from the trend for an institution or movement to exalt its roots to strengthen its sense of continuity and tradition.