I have wondered how Charles Cist met his wife, Mary Weiss. After his escape from Siberia, how did he meet her in Philadelphia, PA, at church, party? I know that he was a European aristocrat. Mary Weiss was the daughter of Jacob Weiss, who was under General George Washington's army. That is a connection.
In early Colonial Times in American, according to Molly Wolf, a library liaison to the school of Human Sexuality at Widener University, women were married off for business reasons and for survival ship. If a woman survived the previous winter and was of child-bearing age she was a prime catch in those days. The father usually tried to incorporate water rights and property rights for farming during a marriage.
Large cities such as Philadelphia were changing family's dynamics about marriages and courtships. Sailors were arriving on ships looking for a quite love connections and they would hold hands and then skip town on the next boat to England. If the girl got pregnant then the sailor might have to come back as face charges, but that was not the norm. Philadelphia, PA was a cultural, social, and scientific place and classes were forming away from the traditional farming culture.
Charles Cist had a strong life about the ideals of liberty, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness and educational pursuit. I know that he had challenges during his courtship days. Did he leave a wife and family back in Europe before he escaped from Siberia? Is their a family in Russia or Germany who had told stories of an ancestor who was imprisoned by the Imperial Court of Catherine the Great to Siberia and died, not knowing that Charles Cist survived his imprisonment only to escape to America. His American direct linage has passed down stories of his American endeavors, government printing, world renowned autograph collection, Civil War offspring involvement. If so, I am in favor of meeting long lost cousins in Europe.
For know I am sharing my own Cist linage pursuit of modern day courtship. I am still seeking freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness from my own family's interest of leaving me out of decisions. I have been making it on my own this summer by living out of my car and men's shelters for financial reasons, positive mental health, and to get away form family's manipulations. I can get a first date with a lovely girl. It is over coffee that I have to usually explain that I am living at a men's shelter and I have an 8 o'clock curfew. For a fifty year old male this puts a damper on getting a second date. I am still searching for a very understanding, beautiful, smart woman. I have tried the internet dating avenue, but I have come across fake profiles who just want to scam a person out of money.
I do share a positive outlook on life with Charles Cist. He must of had a positive outlook on life to have accomplished much and to have survived. Life is good.
Andrew C. Allen
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