Complex sentence: Solomon Stoddard was born in Boston on September 26,1643 to Anthony Stoddard, a wealthy Boston merchant, and Mary Downing (sister of Sir George Downing (for whom Downing Street in London is named), niece to Governor John Winthrop).
Split into simpler sentences: Solomon Stoddard was born in Boston on September 26,1643. He was the son of Anthony Stoddard, a wealthy Boston merchant, and Mary Downing (sister of Sir George Downing (for whom Downing Street in London is named), niece to Governor John Winthrop).