Complex sentence: Jedediah Vincent Huntington, (alt. Jedidiah) clergyman, novelist; born 20 January, 1815, in New York City, the son of Benjamin Huntington Jr. and Faith Trumbull Huntington.
Split into simpler sentences: Jedediah Vincent Huntington, (alt. Jedidiah) was a clergyman and novelist. He was born 20 January, 1815, in New York City, the son of Benjamin Huntington Jr. and Faith Trumbull Huntington.