Birth
| Date | February 29, 1804 |
| Place | Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine, United States |
Narrative
John H Dudley's birth is transcribed in Vital Records of Pittston, Maine, p. 51, as: "John, s. James and Abigail, Feb. 29 [sic], 1803". [The "sic" was the transcriber's, not mine.]
It is also recorded on p. 234 of Orono Town Records, 1806-1838, microfilm copy at New England Historic and Genealogical Society, as:
Family of James Dudley and Wife:
John H. Dudley born on 29 Feb 1804.
The transcription in Ruth Gray, editor, Vital Records of Old Town, Maine, prior to 1892, (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1996), gives the location of his birth as Pittston.
His birth is also on the microfilm of Maine Vital Records, Copied from Old Records, at New England Historic and Genealogical Society, as:
"John Dudley, Feb 29, 1803, Pittston. Father: James Dudley, mother: Abigail Dudley."
