Asa Gilbert Eddy and his siblings grew up on a 95 acre farm at Londonderry,Vermont, owned by his parents, Asa and Betsey (aka Betsy or Betty) Smith Eddy. In 1859, Asa and Betsey Eddy deeded the farm to Asa Gilbert Eddy with the understanding that he would take care of his parents during their lifetimes. Asa Gilbert Eddy cared for them until their deaths. His mother died on December 15, 1860, and his father on October 15, 1863. In his will (V03733), drawn up and signed in August 1878, Asa Gilbert Eddy bequeathed his property to his wife, Mary Baker Eddy. After his death on June 3,1882, Mary Baker Eddy sold the Vermont farm to Stephen Houghton on July 25, 1883. Around the year 1878, the bank in which Asa Gilbert Eddy had deposited his money failed, leaving him penniless, and he had quitclaim deeds for the farm executed for several individuals, apparently as collateral for their loaning him money. While we do not have receipts showing that they were repaid during Asa Gilbert Eddy's lifetime, it is likely that the debts were settled because there were no claims filed against his estate after his death.