Barbara Heck

RUCKLE, BARBARA (Heck) b. Bastian Ruckle (Sebastian), and Margaret Embury, daughter of Bastian Ruckle (Republic of Ireland) was married Paul Heck (1760 in Ireland). The couple had seven children, of which four survived childhood.

Typically, the person being investigated is either a key participant in an important incident or presented a distinctive proposition or statement that was documented. Barbara Heck has left no correspondence or documents. The date of her marriage as an example is not supported by any evidence. There is no primary source that can be utilized to determine Barbara Heck's motives or the actions she took during her life. In spite of this she became a legendary figure during the early days of Methodism. In this case, the job of the biographer is to explain and account for the legend and describe if possible the real person hidden within the myth.

Abel Stevens, a Methodist historian wrote this in 1866. Barbara Heck, a humble woman from the New World who is credited for the development of Methodism across the United States, has undoubtedly made it to the top of the history of the church in the New World. It is important to consider the magnitude of Barbara Heck's record as it relates to the legacy she left for her groundbreaking cause than to consider the details of her personal life. Barbara Heck played a lucky contribution to the birth of Methodism as it was conceived in both the United States and Canada. Her name is well-known for the way that successful organizations and movements tend to celebrate their beginnings.