Complex sentence: Joseph E. La Badie, was believed to have been born in Montreal, Quebec, and said to have been a prominent attorney there at one time, and his wife the former Amanda Victor, said to have been born in Europe, possibly Paris.
Split into simpler sentences: Joseph E. La Badie, was believed to have been born in Montreal, Quebec, and is said to have been a prominent attorney there at one time. His wife, the former Amanda Victor, said to have been born in Europe, possibly Paris.