Complex sentence: David Elisha Davy was born in 1769, was educated at Yoxford under Dr. Forster, and entered Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree as sixth senior optime in 1790; he was ordained as deacon in 1792.
Split into simpler sentences: David Elisha Davy was born in 1769, and was educated at Yoxford under Dr. Forster. He entered Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree as sixth senior optime in 1790; he was ordained as deacon in 1792.