He moved with his parents to Decorah , Iowa , in 1853 and at age seventeen became the community 's first schoolteacher .
Born in Evansburg , Pennsylvania , Burdick attended the common schools .
Burdick moved with Burdick 's parents to Decorah , Iowa , in 1853 and at age seventeen became the community 's first schoolteacher .
Born in Evansburg , Pennsylvania , Burdick attended the common schools .