Barbara Heck

BARBARA RUCKLE (Heck). Bastian Ruckle as well as Margaret Embury had a daughter called Barbara (Heck), born 1734. In 1760, she got married to Paul Heck and together they have seven children. Four survived until adulthood.

Most of the time subjects have participated in important events and has shared unique ideas or thoughts which are documented on paper. Barbara Heck left neither letters nor declarations. Actually, the sole evidence regarding the date of Barbara Heck's marriage comes from second-hand sources. It is impossible to reconstruct the motives of Barbara Heck's actions through her whole life, based on original sources. However, she's considered a hero by the history of Methodism. It's the job of the biographer to describe and define the myth of this particular case and to try to portray the person who is portrayed in it.

A report by the Methodist historian Abel Stevens wrote in 1866. Barbara Heck's humble name is now indisputablely top of the list of women who have made a significant contribution to the ecclesiastical world within New World history. This was because of the rise of Methodism within and around the United States. In order to understand the significance of her name, it is essential to look at the long time history of the organization that she is and will continue to be associated. Barbara Heck was involved fortuitously at the time of the emergence of Methodism throughout the United States and Canada and her reputation is built on the inherent tendency of a highly effective organization or group to glorify its beginnings in order to strengthen its traditionalism and the continuity of its history.