Adolph CUNY
SOURCES: 1. 1900 Census 2. 1993 IGI 3. 1994 IGI 4. 1850 Federal Census, 3rd Ward,St. Louis,St. Louis,Missouri pg 380 (FHL#443,624) NOTES: 1. Relatives think Adolph CUNY was from Switzerland, a French trapper, perhaps by way of Quebec. BIRTH: Birthplace also listed as Of Pine Ridge Res., South Dakota
NAME: Josephine BISSONET/BISNET NOTES: Family records list Josephine as being a Sioux Indian 1900 Census indicates that Josephine had 11 children, 7 living
BIRTH: Near Ft. Laramie, WY
BIRTH: Near Ft. Laramie, WY
SOURCES: 1. 1994 IGI NOTES: 1. Obituary of husband did not list death date 2. All children born at the Rockyford Region
NAME: Adolph CUNY, Jr. DEATH: Died at age 18 of a gunshot wound - accidently shot himself at the corrall. BURIAL: Buried 25 miles north of Buffalo Gap, SD (cast iron tombstone) SOURCES: 1. 1994 IGI - nil
He married Josephine Bissonet Abt 1860 at Near Ft. Laramie, Wyoming . Josephine Bissonet was born at Sioux Indian Ter, Nebraska Aug 1834 daughter of Joseph Bissonette and Mary .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Charles Cuny
born 1862.
Lizzie Cuny
born Jun 1864.
Millie Cuny
born 28 Dec 1869.
Susie Cuny
born 1870.
Louise Martha Cuny
born 27 Dec 1872.
Lottie Cuny
born Mar 1877.
Jule Francis Cuny
born 19 Mar 1877.
Adolph Cuny
born Abt 1879.
Adolph Cuny died 22 Jul 1877 at Three Mile Ranch, Near Ft. Laramie, Wyoming .
Josephine Bissonet died 25 Apr 1936 at South Dakota .