Barbara Heck

BARBARA Ruckle (Heck). Bastian Ruckle got married Margaret Embury in Ballingrane, Republic of Ireland. The couple had seven children, from which just four survived until adulthood.

A biography usually features an individual who played an active role in the organization of important events or who made distinctive statements or ideas that were recorded. Barbara Heck left neither letters or declarations. Actually, the only evidence we have for matters like the date of the marriage from secondary sources. There is no evidence of primary sources through which one could reconstruct her motivations or her conduct throughout the course of her lifetime. She has nevertheless become a heroic figure in early North American Methodism history. It is the task of the biographer to describe and define the myth of this particular case as well as to present the person who is portrayed in it.

Abel Stevens a Methodist Historian published a piece on this incident in 1866. Barbara Heck's humble name now ranks first in the list of women who have been a major contributor to ecclesiastical life throughout New World history. This was because of the rise of Methodism within America. United States. Her record must chiefly consist of the setting of her important name, derived from the past of the famous causes with which her legacy remains forever etched in the story of her personal lives. Barbara Heck played a lucky part in the founding of Methodism as it was conceived in both the United States and Canada. Her name is well-known for the way that successful movements and institutions often celebrate their founding.