Edmund Hartt (1744-1824) was a master carpenter and owned the shipyard in

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where was constructed in 1797. The shipyard was located in the North End of Boston, near the location of the present Coast Guard base. He also built , , and . Hartt and his descendants lived for many years in "Hartt House" at 24-26 Hull Street in Boston. He is buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston. His son, Samuel Hartt, was also a prominent shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy who built the first steamship and ironclad ships for the Navy.

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