Complex sentence: Born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Brewer attended the Lawrenceville schools and Trenton Academy, and graduated from the Delaware Literary Institution, Franklin, New York, in 1862.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Brewer attended the Lawrenceville schools and Trenton Academy. He was graduated from the Delaware Literary Institution, Franklin, New York, in 1862.