Complex sentence: Nathaniel Thayer (July 11 1769--June 23 1840) was a congregational Unitarian minister born in Hampton, New Hampshire to Ebenezer Thayer (1734-1792) and Martha Cotton (1739-1809).
Split into simpler sentences: Nathaniel Thayer (July 11 1769-June 23 1840) was a congregational Unitarian minister. He was born in Hampton, New Hampshire, the son of Ebenezer Thayer (1734-1792) and Martha Cotton (1739-1809).