On June 6, 1810, he was ordained and installed as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton
| When Burke met | 1818 |
| Where Burke met | Princeton, NJ |
| Occupation | Clergy |
| Interaction with Burke | Took care of Burke when was injured |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 102 |
Notes
Rev. William C. Schenck (April 30, 1788 – October 17, 1818) was a Presbyterian minister primarily active in Princeton, New Jersey. Born in the Princeton vicinity to Joseph Jansen Schenck, a farmer and church elder, and Margaret Covenhoven, he graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1805 and studied theology under Dr. Samuel Stanhope Smith. Schenck was licensed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick in 1808 and briefly preached in Cooperstown, New York. On June 6, 1810, he was ordained and installed as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton. In 1811, he married Eliza Ann Scudder. Following the destruction of the Princeton church by fire in 1813, Schenck served on the committee to raise reconstruction funds. He remained pastor at Princeton until his sudden death from typhus fever at age thirty.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.