Complex sentence: Machett was born May 15,1843, hailing originally from the Brighton-Allston area in Massachusetts, the descendant of New Englanders dating their presence in America to the 1630s.
Split into simpler sentences: Machett was born May 15,1843, hailing originally from the Brighton-Allston area in Massachusetts. He was the descendant of New Englanders dating their presence in America to the 1630s.