Original: Austen was born in 1773 at a rectory in Steventon, Hampshire to the Rev. George Austen (1731 â "1805), a rector, and his wife Cassandra, nÃ e Leigh (1739 â" 1827).
Simplified: Austen was born in 1773 in Steventon, Hampshire. Her father was the Rev. George Austen (1731 â "1805), and her mother was Cassandra, nÃ e Leigh (1739 â" 1827).