Ibrahim Ben Ali
Ibrahim Ben Ali was a soldier, physician and one of the earliest American settlers of Ottoman origin.
Ben Ali was born in Turkey in 1756, he served in the Turkish army as a doctor. Following his release from capture during the Russo-Turkish War, he eventually emigrated to the United States to practice as a physician. He contracted yellow fever during an outbreak and died in 1800. He was the grandfather of lawyer and investor James Ben Ali Haggin.[1]
References
- Frederick Seitz, History, Richard Lounsbery Foundation
- The Dublin Literary Journal and Select Family Visitor: For the Dissemination of Useful Knowledge... 1843-46. W. Nolan and published by Joshua Abell. 1845. pp. 187–8.
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