Who is the oldest?

The HawnXbin site by Lehen Malti in Ontario, Canada, recently invited readers to help create lists of Maltese people who emigrated to North America:

The oldest living Maltese person in North America , Carmela Farrugia, passed away in March 2005 at the age of 106. Recently, Lehen Malti also interviewed Mary Sammut, born in Mellieha, Malta, and immigrated to Canada some 82 years ago at the age of 12. Now we are embarking on a quest to find the list of early Maltese settlers in North America (USA, CANADA). And we need your help. We have three categories and we will compile a top 10 list for each category. We will also write stories about these people and possibly interview them on Lehen Malti.

1. Who is the oldest Maltese person in North America? In this category we are looking for Maltese persons born either in Malta or elsewhere and currently residing in North America. This person could be a relative or a friend. At least one parent must be Maltese.

2. Who has been residing the longest in North America? In this category we are looking for persons born in Malta and currently living in North America and who have been in North America the longest. This could be the same person as category 1.

3. Who is the earliest Maltese immigrant to North America? In this category we are looking for persons deceased or alive who are the earliest settlers in North America. This could be one of your parents, grand or great grand parent.

What to send us:
For each category send us the full name of the person, age (if alive) and the year they immigrated, and where they settled. Please also provide background information to backup your claim (date of birth, birth place, contact information, certificates, etc).

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