JARRETT: Pioneering with Billy: The Story of the Jarretts/Jarrotts, an Old Ontario Family 1999by Mary Jarrott Cassar Billy, a farm labourer from Hornsea, embarked on a challenging journey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1830 with his family. Despite facing harsh conditions in steerage, they eventually reached Quebec City and settled in Upper Canada. In Vaughn, Billy worked alongside Penn Dutch neighbors, using tools like the three cornered drag and scoop shovel. Farming in the 19th century involved manual labor, with women playing crucial roles