Complex sentence: Born in Mercer, Maine, Wiley moved to Bethel, Maine, in 1826 then attended Gould's Academy and graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, in 1836.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Mercer, Maine, Wiley moved to Bethel, Maine, in 1826. He attended Gould's Academy and was graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, in 1836.