Complex sentence: Washburn was born in Livermore, Maine, the son of Martha (née Benjamin) and Israel Washb attended school in Wiscasset, Maine, and later taught there in 1838--1839.
Split into simpler sentences: Washburn was born in Livermore, Maine, the son of Martha (née Benjamin) and Israel Washburn. Washburn attended school in Wiscasset, Maine, and later taught there in 1838--1839.