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4 unusual facts about Ibrahim Ben Ali


Ben Ali

Ibrahim Ben Ali (1756–?), soldier and physician who was one of the earliest American settlers of Turkish origin

Ibrahim Ben Ali

He was the grandfather of James Ben Ali Haggin through his daughter Adeline, and considered a pioneer member of America's Turkish and Greek communities.

James Ben Ali Haggin

Haggin was born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, a descendant of one of the state's pioneer families who had settled there in 1775 and a descendant of Ibrahim Ben Ali, who was an early American settler of Turkish origin.

Haggin was the eldest of eight children of Terah Temple and Adeline (Ben Ali) Haggin, the daughter of Ibrahim Ben Ali, a Turkish army officer.



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