Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Samuel Osgood ( February 3 , 1747 -- August 12 , 1813 ) was an American merchant and statesman born in Andover , Massachusetts , now North Andover .
Simplified: Samuel Osgood ( February 3 , 1747 -- August 12 , 1813 ) was an American merchant and statesman from Andover , Massachusetts .