In case anyone is interested, there may be some leads for you. In May of 1883, I have Daniel H Carpenter returning from summering in FL to Collinsville, CT. I don't find any references to him in Florida except patents, but many in CT so I believe he actually lived in CT, not FL. Possibly interesting but unknown of it's related, I found a George K Carpenter working as a Machinist at B&S in 1889.