Complex sentence: Henry M. Spofford was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, 8 September, 1821; died in Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, 20 August, 1880.
Split into simpler sentences: Henry M. Spofford was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, 8 September, 1821. He died in Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, 20 August, 1880.