Burke, Abel Benjamin

Burke, Abel Benjamin a Presbyterian minister, was born at Woodstock, Conn., Feb. 13, 1816. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1838, began his studies in theology at Union Theological Seminary in 1839, and graduated in 1842. He served as stated supply at Jacksonville, Fla., from 1842 to 1846; taught at Alexandria, Ga., from 1846 to 1847; and died there, May 11,1847. See Gen. Cat. of the Union Theol. Seminary, p. 23.