Complex sentence: After the Burning of Washington by British troops in 1814, President James Madison and his wife, Dolley, lived in the building from October 1815 to March 1817 while the White House was restored.
Split into simpler sentences: After the Burning of Washington by British troops in 1814, President James Madison and his wife, Dolley, lived in the building. They were residents there from October 1815 to March 1817 while the White House was restored.