"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCB1-TLK : accessed 30 January 2016), Moses Shafer in household of Daniel Shafer, Montgomery, Orange, New York, United States; citing family 318, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QS-Y8X : accessed 30 January 2016), Moses Shafer in household of Daniel A Shafer, E.D. 1, Montgomery, Orange, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 834,635.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7M-96B : accessed 30 January 2016), Mosses R Shafer in entry for Daniel A Shafer, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VJ-6W7 : accessed 30 January 2016), Moses R Shafer in household of Daniel A Shafer, New York, United States; citing p. 75, family 595, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,567.
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