He spent some time in the boot and shoe industry, first in Boston and then in Utica, New York.
[3] In 1837 he moved to Wisconsin Territory, becoming the first white settlers in what would become Milford (it was originally part of the Town of Aztalan).
In 1852, he was one of the three experts chosen to judge vegetables at the Wisconsin State Fair (then known as the "Wisconsin State Agricultural Society Annual Cattle Show and Fair") in such categories as "Best six heads of cauliflower", "Best twelve parsnips" and "Largest pumpkin".
[11] In March 1877, he and partners bought and remodeled a sawmill and wooden products factory in Waterford.
[12] Nute died in Waterford on December 1, 1877, not long after his wife; they left three sons and three daughters behind.