"The Janesville Gazette", Janesville, Wisconsin, Wednesday, May 1, 1872, p 4.
In Afton, April 22d, of heart disease. A., wife of Deacon M. L. Burdick, aged 43 years, 5 mos, 27 days.

"The Janesville Gazette", Janesville, Wisconsin, Friday, Sep. 26, 1879, p 4.
Last night about half past ten o'clock Moses L. Burdick, well known by his friends as Deacon Burdick, died in this city at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. S. A. Carey. For many years he has been feeble in health, but since last April it has been markedly noticeable that he was failing fast. His troubles were dropsical in their nature. For three weeks past, his family physician, Dr. Judd, has considered him past all hope of recovery, so that the arrival of the dread hour was not altogether unlooked for, still it proved a heavy blow, and in the sorrow, thus caused, not only the family, but a large circle of friends will share.
Mr. Burdick was born in Grafton, New York, in 1804, and was in his seventy-fifth year when death overtook him. He came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled in the town of Rock, where he remained until 1865, when he moved to Afton, where he resided until the death of his wife, in April, 1872, since which time he has made his home with his children, three of whom live in this county - Mrs. H. C. Wells, of La Prairie, Mrs. S. A. Carey, of this city, and Mr. E. C. Burdick, of Johnstown Center. He leaves two other children - Mr. M. W. Burdick, of Hoosick Falls, New York and Mrs. C. O. Clark, of Belmont, Iowa.
Mr. Burdick was for about fifty years a constant member and earnest worker in the Baptist church. He was one of the founders of the church at Afton, and was elected as one of its Deacons early in the history of that organization, a position to which he always did honor. In fact wherever he was placed he so fulfilled his mission in life as to command the respect and esteem of all, and he held the confidence of the community to the very last, all looking on him as a true man with a warm heart. He contented himself with his agricultural pursuits and with his trade as a mason, following that whenever health permitted, and in his humble quiet way extended an influence ever for good. He had no political aspirations, but in accordance with the almost unanimous desire of his townsmen he served as Clerk for the town of Rock for twenty-two consecutive years, and was even then parted with only on account of his removal elsewhere.
He was the only surviving brother of Col. Z. P. Burdick, who is now left as the only surviving one of twelve children. To all the immediate relatives upon whom falls so heavily the death of their much respected citizen, the sympathy of a large portion of the community will be extended. The funeral is to be held tomorrow. Prayer will be offered at the house of Mr., Carey at 10 o'clock, and the remains will then be taken to Afton where services are to be held in the Baptist church at 1 o'clock, and the remains interred.