Complex sentence: Shaler was born in Haddam, Connecticut, on March 19,1827, son of Ira Shaler, a merchant captain, but he lived much of his life in New York City-beginning at the age of seven.
Split into simpler sentences: Shaler was born in Haddam, Connecticut, on March 19,1827, son of Ira Shaler, a merchant captain. He lived much of his life in New York City beginning at the age of seven.