| Birth | 18 Aug 1775 | Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1776 | with his mother's family - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1783 | employee of Captain Sanderson, a merchant and farmer - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Residence | Bet 1783 and 1790 | Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1790 | clerk in a general store - Guilford, Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Military | 17 Jul 1793 | enlisted as the first noncommissioned officer in the 2nd US Sub Legion commanded by Capt. Lyman - Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Occupation | 1796 | store owner - Guilford, Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1798 | published four volumes, entitled "The Poetical and Miscellaneous Works of James Elliot" | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1800 | began to practice at the bar, occupying the office with his brother Samuel - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Affiliation | Bet 1801 and 1802 | was a clerk in the House of Representatives - Vermont | | | |
| Affiliation | Bet 1803 and 1809 | was elected as a Federalist to the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Congress - Vermont | | | |
| Affiliation | 1804 | was one of the incorporators of the first joint stock company - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1810 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Affiliation | Bet 1818 and 1819 | was a representative to the State Legislature - Vermont | | | |
| Affiliation | Bet 1819 and 1820 | was a clerk of the Windham County Court - Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Affiliation | Bet 26 Dec 1822 and 30 Nov 1834 | was a register of probate - Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Residence | 1825 | Newfane, Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Affiliation | Bet 1826 and 1836 | was a clerk of the Windham County Court - Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1 Mar 1827 | was listed as a head of household with 1 child in school - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Affiliation | Bet 1837 and 1838 | was a state's attorney and justice of the peace - Vermont | | | |
| Affiliation | Bet 1837 and 1838 | represented Newfane in the Legislature - Vermont | | | |
| Death | 10 Nov 1839 | Newfane, Windham County, Vermont | | | |
| Burial | Aft 10 Nov 1839 | in the Prospect Hill Cemetery - Newfane, Windham County, Vermont | | | |