Complex sentence: The Death of Harriet Boudinot She died from an illness that afflicted her for several weeks; some sources claim it was due to complications from childbirth; her seventh child was born dead in May 1836.
Split into simpler sentences: The Death of Harriet Boudinot She died from an illness of several weeks. Some sources say it was due to complications from childbirth, as her seventh child was stillborn in May 1836.