Barbara Heck

BARBARA(Heck) born 1734 in Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland) and daughter of Bastian and Margaret Embury. 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 were born in childhood.

The majority of times it is the case that the person has been involved in significant events, and had unique thoughts or opinions that are recorded on paper. Barbara Heck did not leave no written or personal notes. In fact, the evidence for the date of her wedding was a secondary issue. The lack of a primary source could be used to trace Barbara Heck's motives or behavior throughout her life. It is still an crucial figure in the early days of Methodism. In this instance the biographer's task is to define and justify the myth and, if it is possible, to identify the actual person featured in the myth.

Abel Stevens was a Methodist scholar, who published his work in 1866. Barbara Heck is now unquestionably the first woman in the historical record of New World ecclesiastical women, thanks to the progress achieved by Methodism. It is due to the fact that the story of Barbara Heck has to be mostly based on her contributions to the cause with which her legacy will forever be linked. Barbara Heck was involved fortuitously in the inception of Methodism throughout both the United States and Canada and her reputation is built in the natural tendency of a highly popular organization or movement to highlight its early days so that it can strengthen its sense of tradition and connection to its past.