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Origins: Giuseppe Di Maria, a painter hailing from Hal-Farrug in 1591, his father, Marco a pilot in the Orders' fleet was granted the island of Selmun by the Grand Master La Cassiere for services rendered during the Great Siege.
Reference: The Surnames of the Maltese Islands, Mario Cassar, Book Distributors Ltd, Malta 2003. page 123.
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